Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act
Latest action · Dec 2, 2003 Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 20, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to carry out a recovery program for southern sea otter populations along the coast of California.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop a Southern Sea Otter Health Assessment Plan; (2) collect and analyze tissue samples from southern sea otters; and (3) submit the tissue to the Secretary of Commerce for inclusion in the National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank to allow for managed access to such tissues by other researchers.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) award competitive grants to support research regarding southern sea otters; and (2) establish the Southern Sea Otter Recovery Implementation Team to make recommendations on overall southern sea otter recovery program administration and research goals, as well as funding of scientific research, serve as a link between the recovery program and stakeholders, and review the recommendations of the Southern Sea Otter Recovery Scientific Advisory Committee.
Requires the Secretary to establish the Southern Sea Otter Recovery Scientific Advisory Committee to evaluate and make recommendations to the Team regarding the scientific merit and quality of southern sea otter research funding proposals.
Cosponsors 32
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 21, 2004 to Oct 6, 2004.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jan 21, 2004 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Jan 21, 2004 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Jan 21, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Jan 21, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Feb 6, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Feb 6, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Feb 6, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Feb 6, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Feb 6, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Feb 6, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Feb 6, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Feb 6, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | Feb 6, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Feb 6, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Feb 25, 2004 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 2, 2003Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
- Dec 2, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
- Nov 20, 2003Introduced in House
- Nov 20, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals
- California
- Census
- Coastal zone
- Communicable diseases
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Demography
- Ecological research
- Economics and Public Finance
- Ecosystem management
- Endangered species
- Environmental education
- Environmental Protection
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to research
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Health
- Health planning
- Immunology and vaccination
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine ecology
- Marine pollution
- Medical research
- Medical tests
- Nutrition
- Otters
- Pacific Ocean
- Parasitic diseases
- Protection of animals
- Public meetings
- Research grants
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Tissue banks
- Toxicology
- Veterinary medicine
- Virus diseases
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