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Regional Ocean Partnership Act

Introduced: July 18, 2019 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. 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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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.

What's happening now December 19, 2019

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

Related & companion bills 2

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 7

Merkley, Jeff

Oregon · Oct 29, 2019

Murphy, Christopher

Connecticut · Sep 10, 2019

Kennedy, John

Louisiana · Jul 25, 2019

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Jul 24, 2019

Cantwell, Maria

Washington · Jul 18, 2019

Cassidy, Bill

Louisiana · Jul 18, 2019

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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