Marine Debris Research Prevention and Reduction Act
Latest action · Nov 24, 2004 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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.
- IntroducedJun 2, 2004
- Passed SenateNov 21, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Marine Debris Research Prevention and Reduction Act - (Sec. 3) Establishes within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) a Marine Debris Prevention and Removal Program to reduce and prevent the occurrence and adverse impacts of marine debris on the marine environment and navigation safety.
Requires the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere of the Department of Commerce (Under Secretary) to: (1) undertake marine debris mapping, impact assessment, prevention, and removal efforts, with a focus on marine debris posing a threat to living marine resources (particularly endangered or protected species) and navigation safety; (2) improve efforts and actively seek to prevent and reduce commercial fishing gear losses, as well as to reduce adverse impacts of such gear on living marine resources and navigation safety; and (3) undertake outreach and education of stakeholders in the fishing, gear manufacturers, and other marine-dependent industries on threats associated with marine debris and approaches to identify, prevent, and remove such debris.
Prescribes guidelines for the Under Secretary to provide financial assistance to related projects, in the form of grants, through the Program for the projects.
(Sec. 4) Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to undertake specified measures to reduce violations of MARPOL Annex V (Annex V of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973) and the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships with respect to the discard of plastics and other garbage from vessels.
(Sec. 5) Establishes an Interagency Committee on Marine Debris (Committee) to: (1) coordinate a comprehensive program of marine debris research and activities among Federal agencies, in cooperation with nongovernmental organizations, industry, universities, State governments, Indian tribes, and other nations; and (2) foster cost-effective mechanisms to identify, reduce, and prevent marine debris.
Includes within such Committee membership the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Department of State.
Directs the Committee to report to Congress on the ecological and economic impact of marine debris, alternatives for reducing, mitigating, preventing, and controlling the harmful affects of marine debris, and the social and economic costs and benefits of such alternatives. Requires a biennial status update to Congress.
Directs the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of NOAA and in cooperation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to utilize the marine debris data to assist: (1) the Committee in ensuring coordination of research, monitoring, education, and regulatory actions; and (2) the Coast Guard in assessing the effectiveness of this Act and the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships in ensuring compliance, under the Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act of 1987, with MARPOL Annex V.
Amends the Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act of 1987 to conform with this Act by repealing the mandate for the existing Department of Commerce Marine Debris Coordinating Committee.
(Sec. 6) Directs the Committee to develop a strategy and pursue, in the International Maritime Organization and other appropriate international and regional forums, international action to reduce the incidence of marine debris.
(Sec. 7) Instructs the Under-Secretary, in coordination with the Committee, to maintain a Federal information clearinghouse on marine debris that will be available to researchers and other interested parties to improve source identification, data sharing, and monitoring efforts through collaborative research and open sharing of data.
(Sec. 9) Authorizes appropriations for FY 2005 through 2009.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 2, 2004 to Sep 15, 2004; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-SC | Ernest F. Hollings | Original | Jun 2, 2004 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Jun 2, 2004 |
| R-AK | Ted Stevens | Original | Jun 2, 2004 |
| D-LA | John B. Breaux | Jul 16, 2004 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Sep 15, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jun 2, 2004Markup Jul 22, 2004Reported Oct 11, 2004 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 24, 2004Received in the House.
- Nov 24, 2004Held at the desk.
- Nov 24, 2004Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 21, 2004Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR 11/20/2004 S11840)
- Nov 21, 2004Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 11, 2004Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator McCain without amendment. With written report No. 108-401.
- Oct 11, 2004Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 792.
- Jul 22, 2004Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jun 2, 2004Introduced in Senate
- Jun 2, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6349-6350)
- Jun 2, 2004Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6350-6352)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S11840Amendments S11811 | Daniel K. Inouye D-HI (amendment), William H. Frist R-TN | Nov 20, 2004 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6350Text printed S6350–S6352 | Daniel K. Inouye D-HI (text) | Jun 2, 2004 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 4
- Sep 24, 2004S. 2488, Marine Debris Research and Reduction Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on<br /> July 22, 2004</p>
- Sep 24, 2004S. 2488, Marine Debris Research and Reduction ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 22, 2004
- Sep 10, 2004S. 2488, Marine Debris Research and Reduction Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 22, 2004</p>
- Sep 10, 2004S. 2488, Marine Debris Research and Reduction ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 22, 2004
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 4078 | To make minor and technical changes to the bill as introduced. | Daniel K. Inouye D-HI | Amendment SA 4078 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish a program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the United States Coast Guard to help identify, assess, reduce, and prevent marine debris and its adverse impacts on the marine environment and navigation safety, in coordination with non-Federal entities, and for other purposes.
- Official Titles as Amended by Senate
- A bill to establish a program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the United States Coast Guard to help identify, determine sources of, assess, reduce, and prevent marine debris and its adverse impacts on the marine environment and navigation safety, in coordination with non-Federal entities, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Marine Debris Research and Reduction Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Marine Debris Research Prevention and Reduction Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Marine Debris Research Prevention and Reduction Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Administrative procedure
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals
- Aquaculture
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Boats and boating
- Business records
- Coast guard
- Coastal zone
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Consent decrees
- Cost effectiveness
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Data banks
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Homeland Security
- Ecological research
- Economic impact statements
- Economics and Public Finance
- Electronic data interchange
- Electronic government information
- Endangered species
- Environmental assessment
- Environmental education
- Environmental law enforcement
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental research
- Equipment and supplies
- Executive reorganization
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to water pollution control
- Federal-Indian relations
- Federal-local relations
- Federal-state relations
- Fisheries
- Fishing boats
- Geographic information systems
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Harbors
- Identification devices
- Infrastructure
- Intergovernmental fiscal relations
- International Affairs
- International agencies
- International environmental cooperation
- Law
- Maps
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine pollution
- Marine resources conservation
- Marine safety
- Marine terminals
- Minorities
- Native Americans
- Negotiations
- New products
- Nongovernmental organizations
- Oceanographic research
- Oceanography
- Plastics
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Public-private partnerships
- Refuse and refuse disposal
- Remote sensing
- Research and development
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Ships
- Social Welfare
- Space activities
- Sports and Recreation
- Telephone
- Territorial waters
- Transportation and Public Works
- Treaties
- Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc.
- Waste disposal in the ocean
- Waste disposal sites
- Water pollution control
- Wildlife conservation
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 21, 2004Engrossed in Senate
- Oct 11, 2004Reported to Senate
- Jun 2, 2004Introduced in Senate
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