S. 2166 · 116th Congress
Regional Ocean Partnership Act
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WickerSponsor8 cosponsors · 5 D, 3 R
4 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
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.
What it does: CRS summary · Reported to Senate · Dec 19, 2019
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Regional Ocean Partnership Act
Latest action (Dec 19, 2019): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 396.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jul 18, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.