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S. 2166 116th Congress Senate

Regional Ocean Partnership Act

Official title: A bill to designate Regional Ocean Partnerships of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 24, 2019 Introduced by: Roger F. Wicker Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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Dec 19, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 396.
Dec 19, 2019
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-185.
Jul 24, 2019
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 18, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 18, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 19, 2019

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 396.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Regional Ocean Partnership Act

This bill provides a mechanism for coastal states to participate in a Regional Ocean Partnership with one or more other coastal states that share a common ocean or coastal area.

Specifically, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may designate a partnership as a Regional Ocean Partnership if it (1) is established to coordinate the interstate management of ocean and coastal resources; (2) focuses on the environmental issues affecting the ocean and coastal areas of the coastal states participating in the partnership; (3) complements existing state coastal and ocean management efforts on an interstate scale, focusing on shared regional priorities; (4) does not have a regulatory function; and (5) is not duplicative of an existing Regional Ocean Partnership.

A Regional Ocean Partnership may use provided federal funds to award grants and enter into contracts for certain purposes, including to monitor the water quality and living resources of multistate ocean and coastal ecosystems.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 5056 OCEAN Act of 2020
  • HR 5390 Regional Ocean Partnership Act
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4 Republican 3
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Oct 29, 2019
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Sep 10, 2019
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Jul 25, 2019
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 24, 2019
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jul 18, 2019
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Jul 18, 2019
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jul 18, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2166: Regional Ocean Partnership Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2166/
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"S. 2166: Regional Ocean Partnership Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2166/.
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