Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2011

Bill: 112-s-1657
Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]
Introduced: 2011-10-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Appropriations
Coast guard
Government trust funds
Hunting and fishing
Marine and inland water transportation
Outdoor recreation
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
Wetlands

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: 
Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act to maintain through FY2017 the existing percentages of annual Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund appropriations distributed to: (1) the Secretary of the Interior for coastal wetlands distributions, the Clean Vessel Act, boating infrastructure, and national outreach and communications; and (2) the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating for state recreational boating safety programs.
 
Sets forth, through FY2017, separate set-aside amounts for: (1) the Secretary of the Interior for administration expenses of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act; and (2) the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating for national recreational boating safety personnel and activities, the National Boating Safety Advisory Council, and national nonprofit boating safety public service organizations.
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend Fund transfer restriction exceptions until March 5, 2017. 
 
Revises the formulas for apportioning unobligated amounts among states and paying the costs of administering recreational boating safety programs.

action_date: 2012-01-30
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act to maintain through FY2017 the existing percentages of annual Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund appropriations distributed to: (1) the Secretary of the Interior for coastal wetlands distributions, the Clean Vessel Act, boating infrastructure, and national outreach and communications; and (2) the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating for state recreational boating safety programs.
 
Sets forth, through FY2017, separate set-aside amounts for: (1) the Secretary of the Interior for administration expenses of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act; and (2) the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating for national recreational boating safety personnel and activities, the National Boating Safety Advisory Council, and national nonprofit boating safety public service organizations.
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend Fund transfer restriction exceptions until March 5, 2017. 
 
Revises the formulas for apportioning unobligated amounts among states and paying the costs of administering recreational boating safety programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-01-30
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 307.
action_date: 2012-01-30
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller without amendment. With written report No. 112-141.
action_date: 2012-01-30
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller without amendment. With written report No. 112-141.
action_date: 2011-11-02
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Introduced in Senate