Global Warming and Acidification Coastal and Ocean Resiliency Act
Latest action · Oct 19, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedOct 19, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Global Warming and Acidification Coastal and Ocean Resiliency Act - Requires the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) establish a national strategy to protect, maintain, and restore coastal and marine ecosystems so that they are more resilient and better able to withstand the additional stresses associated with global warming, including relative sea level rise, and ocean acidification; and (2) revise the strategy within five years and every ten years thereafter to reflect new information.
Requires the Secretary to establish an Advisory Board to provide advice on: (1) the impact of global warming and strategies and mechanisms to mitigate the impact on the ocean and coastal communities; (2) priorities for research or information collection; and (3) priority needs for achieving systematic improvements in ocean and coastal resiliency.
Requires the Secretary to make grants for protecting, maintaining, or restoring the resilience and health of coastal, ocean, and Great Lakes ecosystems and resources.
Requires the Secretary to arrange with the National Academy of Sciences for a report to Congress on the impact of global warming, including relative sea level rise, and ocean acidification and on effective mitigation strategies for the ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems and U.S. resources.
Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to require the Secretary to establish a coastal climate change resiliency planning and response program and to issue guidelines for the implementation of climate change resiliency planning grants (authorized by this Act) to states.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 19, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Oct 19, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Oct 19, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2204 | Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act | Related bill | Oct 18, 2007 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Animals
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Coastal zone
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Economics and Public Finance
- Ecosystem management
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental research
- Federal advisory bodies
- Government Operations and Politics
- Governmental investigations
- Grants-in-aid
- Great Lakes
- Habitat conservation
- Land use
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine ecology
- Marine pollution
- Marine resources conservation
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Restoration ecology
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Sea level
- Water Resources Development
- Water use
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2007Introduced in Senate
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