Regional Ocean Partnership Act

Bill: 116-s-2166
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2019-07-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alabama
Aquatic ecology
Atlantic Coast (U.S.)
California
Congressional oversight
Connecticut
Delaware
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental education
Federal-Indian relations
Florida
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Gulf of Mexico
Indian lands and resources rights
Intergovernmental relations
Louisiana
Maine
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Maryland
Massachusetts
Mississippi
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York State
Oregon
Pacific Ocean
Rhode Island
State and local government operations
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
Washington State
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-18
text: 

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 management of coastal resources, (2) focuses on the environmental issues affecting the ocean and coastal areas of the coastal states participating in the partnership, (3) does not have a regulatory function, and (4) 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.

action_date: 2019-12-19
text: 

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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 396.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-185.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-185.
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2019-07-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-07-18
text: Introduced in Senate