Arctic Shipping Federal Advisory Committee Act

Bill: 116-s-2786
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2019-11-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Arctic Ocean
Arctic and polar regions
Congressional oversight
Department of Transportation
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Executive agency funding and structure
Federally chartered organizations
International organizations and cooperation
Marine and inland water transportation
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-05
text: 

Arctic Shipping Federal Advisory Committee Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish an Arctic Shipping Federal Advisory Committee to advise DOT on matters related to Arctic maritime transportation, including Arctic seaway development.
 
The committee must
 
 
develop a set of policy recommendations that would enhance the leadership role played by the United States in improving the safety and reliability of Arctic maritime transportation in accordance with customary international maritime law,
 
consider establishing a congressionally chartered seaway development corporation modeled on the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, and
 
provide advice and recommendations to DOT on Arctic marine transportation.

 
The bill requires any Special Representative for the Arctic Region appointed by the Department of State to coordinate any activities recommended by the committee's implementation plan and to facilitate multilateral dialogues with member and observer nations of the Arctic Council. 

action_date: 2020-11-16
text: 

Arctic Shipping Federal Advisory Committee Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish an Arctic Shipping Federal Advisory Committee to advise DOT on matters related to Arctic maritime transportation, including Arctic seaway development.
 
The committee must
 
 
develop a set of policy recommendations that would enhance the leadership role played by the United States in improving the safety and reliability of Arctic maritime transportation in accordance with customary international maritime law,
 
consider establishing a congressionally chartered seaway development corporation modeled on the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, and
 
provide advice and recommendations to DOT on Arctic marine transportation.

 
The bill requires any Special Representative for the Arctic Region appointed by the Department of State to coordinate any activities recommended by the committee's implementation plan and to facilitate multilateral dialogues with member and observer nations of the Arctic Council. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-16
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 588.
action_date: 2020-11-16
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-295.
action_date: 2020-11-16
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-295.
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2019-11-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-11-05
text: Introduced in Senate