Coral Reef Conservation Legacy Act of 2006
Latest action · Sep 19, 2006 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 396.
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 15, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Coral Reef Conservation Legacy Act of 2006 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 to extend the award of remaining coral reef conservation program grant funds, in addition to projects addressing emerging priorities or threats, to other appropriate projects, as determined by the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including monitoring and assessment, research, pollution reduction, education, and technical support.
Establishes as additional coral reef conservation project approval criteria: (1) the minimization of the likelihood of damage to coral reefs; and (2) promoting and assisting entities to work with local communities, and appropriate governmental and nongovernmental organizations, to support community-based planning and management initiatives for the protection of coral reef systems.
(Sec. 3) Authorizes the Administrator and the Secretary of the Interior to undertake or authorize emergency response actions to prevent or minimize the destruction or loss of, or injury to, coral reefs or coral ecosystems from vessel impacts or other physical damage to coral reefs, including damage from unforeseen or disaster-related circumstances. Allows actions to include vessel removal and emergency restabilization of the vessel and any impacted coral reef.
(Sec. 4) Requires the Administrator to report every three years to specified congressional committees on: (1) all activities undertaken to implement the national coral reef action strategy; and (2) the condition of United States coral reefs.
(Sec. 5) Allows coral reef conservation fund amounts to be used for emergency response actions. Authorizes the Administrator to make community-based planning grants to certain persons to work with local communities and appropriate federal and state entities to implement plans for increased protection of high priority coral reefs.
Establishes the United States Coral Reef Task Force to coordinate federal actions to better preserve and protect coral reef ecosystems.
(Sec. 6) Reauthorizes the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 and authorizes appropriations through FY2010 for: (1) the coral reef conservation program; and (2) community-based planning grants.
(Sec. 7) Authorizes appropriations to: (1) the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College program to administer a marine science laboratory for coral reef research and protection, and coastal ecology and development, at the American Samoa Community College; and (2) the University of Guam for coral reef research and protection and the University of Guam Marine Laboratory.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jun 15, 2006Markup Jun 21, 2006Reported Sep 19, 2006 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2006Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-665.
- Sep 19, 2006Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 396.
- Jun 21, 2006Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 21, 2006Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 15, 2006Introduced in House
- Jun 15, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1167-1168)
- Jun 15, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1167 | Richard W. Pombo R-CA | Jun 16, 2006 |
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 2
- Jul 13, 2006H.R. 5622, Coral Reef Conservation Legacy Act of 2006<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on June 21, 2006</p>
- Jul 13, 2006H.R. 5622, Coral Reef Conservation Legacy Act of 2006Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on June 21, 2006
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1390 | Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2005 | Related bill | Dec 15, 2005 |
| HR 4788 | Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2006 | Related bill | Feb 27, 2006 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Coral Reef Conservation Legacy Act of 2006
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Coral Reef Conservation Legacy Act of 2006
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Authorization
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Coral reefs
- Department of Commerce
- Department of the Interior
- Ecological research
- Economics and Public Finance
- Ecosystem management
- Environmental education
- Environmental monitoring
- Environmental Protection
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal-local relations
- Federal-state relations
- Fishing boats
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Fund raising
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government trust funds
- Grants-in-aid
- Maps
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine ecology
- Marine pollution
- Marine resources conservation
- Marine safety
- Navigational aids
- Nongovernmental organizations
- Nonprofit organizations
- Oceanographic research
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Restoration ecology
- Salvage
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Ships
- Social Welfare
- Transportation and Public Works
- Water pollution control
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2006Reported in House
- Jun 15, 2006Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.