Northwestern Hawaiian Islands National Marine Refuge Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-2376
Sponsor: Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2005-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Animals
Aquatic pests
Archaeology
Arrest
Arts, Culture, Religion
Boundaries
Civil actions and liability
Commemorations
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Coral reefs
Crime and Law Enforcement
Cultural property
Damages
Department of Commerce
Disaster relief
Dredging
Ecosystem management
Emergency Management
Endangered species
Energy
Environmental Protection
Environmental law enforcement
Environmental monitoring
Evidence (Law)
Executive reorganization
Federal advisory bodies
Federal-state relations
Finance and Financial Sector
Fines (Penalties)
Firearms
Fishery management
Fishing
Forfeiture
Glass and glass industry
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Habitat conservation
Hawaii
Hawaiians
Historic sites
History
Hunting
Informers
Injunctions
Islands
Law
Liability (Law)
Licenses
Liens
Limitation of actions
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine ecology
Marine parks and reserves
Marine pollution
Marine resources conservation
Marine transportation
Metals
Mollusks
Non-native species
Obstruction of justice
Ocean mining
Offshore structures
Paper and paper products
Pest control
Plastics
Prospecting
Reefs
Refuse and refuse disposal
Research natural areas
Restoration ecology
Searches and seizures
Ships
Submarine oil well drilling
Subpoena
Surety and fidelity
Transportation and Public Works
Warrants (Law)
Waste disposal in the ocean
Water pollution control
Wildlife refuges

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-16
text: 
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands National Marine Refuge Act of 2005 - Designates the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands National Marine Refuge.
 
Establishes within the National Ocean Service of the Department of Commerce the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and Refuges.
 
Gives the Secretary of Commerce, acting through such Office, the primary jurisdiction and ultimate management authority and control over the Refuge area and its resources. 
 
Sets forth protection and conservation measures, including making it illegal to touch living coral or live rock in the Refuge.
 
Directs the Secretary to conduct such enforcement activities as are necessary and reasonable to carry out this Act.
 
Makes any person who destroys, causes the loss of, or injures any Refuge resource liable to the United States for a specified amount.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-20
text: Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.
action_date: 2005-05-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
action_date: 2005-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2005-05-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-05-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-05-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-05-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E988-989)
action_date: 2005-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-16
text: Introduced in House