Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1833
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2023-06-06
Policy area: Animals
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-06
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from issuing either an interim or final rule that modifies or replaces the existing North Atlantic right whale vessel strike reduction regulation until (1) currently required protocols to mitigate injury and mortality of North Atlantic right whales&nbsp;have been fully developed and deployed, and (2) NOAA reports to specified congressional committees on how the protocols will inform any proposed changes to the existing regulation.</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1833 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 6, 2023 Mr. Manchin (for himself and Mr. Boozman ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To prohibit the issuance of an interim or final rule that amends, updates, modifies, or replaces the North Atlantic Right Whale vessel strike reduction rule until mitigation protocols are fully developed and deployed.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act of 2023 . 2. Conditions for rules related to the North Atlantic Right Whale vessel strike reduction rule The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall not issue an interim or final rule that amends, updates, modifies, or replaces the North Atlantic Right Whale vessel strike reduction rule under section 224.105 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on January 3, 2023, until the date— (1) the mitigation protocols under section 11303(e) of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 ( 16 U.S.C. 1391 ) are fully developed and deployed; and (2) the Secretary provides a report to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives on how the mitigation protocols will inform any proposed changes to section 224.105 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations.