Raritan Bay Stewardship Initiative of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3723
Sponsor: Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13]
Introduced: 2007-10-02 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Animals
Arts, Culture, Religion
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Coastal zone
Commemorations
Conservation easements
Cultural property
Economics and Public Finance
Ecosystem management
Electronic government information
Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental education
Estuaries
Federal aid to water pollution control
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Grants-in-aid
Habitat conservation
Historic sites
History
Internet
Land transfers
Land use
Landowners
Landscape protection
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Natural areas
Nature conservation
New Jersey
New York State
Nonprofit organizations
Open space lands
Outdoor recreation
Performance measurement
Planning
Recreation areas
Research natural areas
Right of property
Science, Technology, Communications
Shore protection
Social Welfare
Sports and Recreation
Wildlife conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-02
text: 
Raritan Bay Stewardship Initiative of 2007 - States as the purpose of this Act the establishment of the Raritan Bay Stewardship Initiative to identify, protect, and enhance sites within the Raritan Bay ecosystem with significant ecological, educational, open space, public access, or recreational value through a bi-state network of sites. 
 
Establishes the Raritan Bay Stewardship Initiative Region within New York and New Jersey.
 
Establishes the Raritan Bay Stewardship Advisory Committee, which shall: (1) identify 20 initial Raritan Bay stewardship sites; (2) seek to ensure an equal distribution of funds between New York and New Jersey for the initial sites (authorizes site owners to apply to have the sites identified as stewardship sites); (3) identify additional recreation areas and natural areas with ecological value as potential stewardship sites; (4) publish a list of sites that further the purposes of this Act; (5) apply an adaptive management framework to the process of updating the list; and (6) report annually for FY2008-FY2015 on recommended sites and recommended grants for securing and improving sites. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review the Committee's recommendations, approve stewardship sites, award grants, and report periodically on the Initiative.
 
States that nothing in this Act requires private property owners located within the Region to participate in the Initiative.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2007-10-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2007-10-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural 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: 2007-10-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural 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: 2007-10-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural 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: 2007-10-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-10-02
text: Introduced in House