Gulf Coast Economic and Tourism Restoration Act
Latest action · Apr 4, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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.
- IntroducedApr 1, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Gulf Coast Economic and Tourism Restoration Act - Establishes in the Treasury the Gulf Coast Economic Restoration Fund. Requires transfer into such Fund of not less than 40% of all amounts collected as federal penalties, settlements, or fines in relation to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill caused by the Deepwater Horizon drilling unit that began on April 20, 2010.
Establishes the Gulf Coast Economic Restoration Task Force. Directs the Task Force to use the Fund for activities related to Gulf coast economic development and tourism promotion, by way of grants to the Gulf states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Prohibits any state from receiving less than 5% or more than 30% of available amounts.
Requires a report from the governors of each Gulf state to Congress describing their use of such funds.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 1, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Steve Southerland II | Original | Apr 1, 2011 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Apr 1, 2011 |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred Apr 4, 2011 | |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Apr 4, 2011 | |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Apr 4, 2011 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 1, 2011 |
| Environment Subcommittee | Referred Apr 4, 2011 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 4, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
- Apr 4, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Apr 4, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Apr 4, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Apr 1, 2011Introduced in House
- Apr 1, 2011Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2267.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41684 | Enacted and Proposed Oil Spill Legislation in the 112th Congress Archived | Report | Jan 16, 2013 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a Gulf Coast Economic Restoration Fund, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Gulf Coast Economic and Tourism Restoration Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
- Accidents
- Alabama
- Civil actions and liability
- Economic development
- Economics and Public Finance
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Florida
- Government trust funds
- Gulf of Mexico
- Gulf States
- Louisiana
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine pollution
- Mississippi
- Oil and gas
- Texas
- Travel and tourism
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 1, 2011Introduced 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.
