A bill to authorize the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide certain funds to eligible entities for activities undertaken to address the marine debris impacts of the March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-s-1162
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2013-06-13
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Asia

Japan

Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Marine and inland water transportation

Marine pollution

Natural disasters

Solid waste and recycling

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2013-06-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-06-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Authorizes the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide funds to any state, local, or tribal government impacted by the events, including marine debris impacts, resulting from the March 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami in the Tohoku region of Japan to assist with the costs of any activity carried out to address the effects of such event. </p> <p>Permits the Administrator to provide such funds using any funds provided by the government of Japan for such purposes. </p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1162 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 13, 2013 Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Wyden , and Mrs. Feinstein ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To authorize the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide certain funds to eligible entities for activities undertaken to address the marine debris impacts of the March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and for other purposes.

1. Authority to provide funds (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may provide funds to an eligible entity impacted by the covered marine debris event to assist such entity with the costs of any activity previously carried out, being carried out, or to be carried out to address the effects of such event. (b) Funding The Administrator may provide funds under subsection (a) using any funds provided by the Government of Japan for activities to address the effects of the covered marine debris event. (c) Definitions In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) Covered marine debris event The term covered marine debris event means the events, including marine debris, resulting from the March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami. (2) Eligible entity The term eligible entity means any State, local, or tribal government.