Sandy Disaster Fisheries Relief Act

Bill: 113-hr-1753
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2013-04-25
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Connecticut

Department of Commerce

Disaster relief and insurance

Executive agency funding and structure

Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Natural disasters

New Jersey

New York State

Rhode Island
Latest action: action_date: 2013-04-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-04-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Sandy Disaster Fisheries Relief Act - Makes supplemental appropriations of $193 billion, to remain available until September 30, 2014, to the Department of Commerce for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for operations, research, and facilities for necessary expenses related to fishery disasters during 2012 declared by the Secretary of Commerce as a direct result of impacts from Hurricane Sandy, provided that Congress designates such amount as an emergency requirement pursuant to discretionary spending limit adjustment procedures under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1753 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 25, 2013 Mr. Pallone (for himself, Mr. Bishop of New York , Mr. Runyan , Mr. Grimm , and Mr. LoBiondo ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations , and in addition to the Committee on the Budget , 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 A BILL Making supplemental appropriations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for fisheries disasters, and for other purposes.

That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013: Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Operations, Research, and Facilities For an additional amount for Operations, Research, and Facilities for necessary expenses related to fishery disasters during calendar year 2012 that were declared by the Secretary of Commerce as a direct result of impacts from Hurricane Sandy, $193,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. This Act may be cited as the Sandy Disaster Fisheries Relief Act .