Comprehensive Gulf of Mexico Recovery, Restoration, and Resiliency Act
Latest action · Apr 14, 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2536-2539)
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 14, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Comprehensive Gulf of Mexico Recovery, Restoration, and Resiliency Act - Establishes the Gulf of Mexico Recovery Council, which shall be composed of members of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force.
Requires the Council, in coordination with the natural resource trustees designated with respect to natural resource damages relating to the Gulf oil spill in connection with the blowout and explosion of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon on April 20, 2010, to: (1) develop the Comprehensive Gulf of Mexico Recovery Plan to restore, revitalize, and increase the resiliency of the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem; (2) provide grants to local political subdivisions affected by the oil spill for activities relating to Gulf coast economic development, ecosystem restoration, and public health rehabilitation; (3) establish the Gulf of Mexico Observation System, which shall be implemented through a Gulf of Mexico Exploration Research Center, to observe, monitor, and map the Gulf in a comprehensive manner; (4) establish a Fishery Endowment to ensure the long-term sustainability of fish stocks and the recreational, commercial, and charter fishing industry in the Gulf; and (5) administer the Gulf of Mexico Recovery Fund established by this Act for activities relating to economic development, ecosystem restoration, and public rehabilitation.
Establishes the Citizens' Advisory Committee to report on: (1) the achievement of safe operations in the Gulf of oil and gas activities; (2) unresolved problems and concerns with operations, activities, and plans; and (3) the operations and expenditures, needs, issues, and recommendations of such Committee.
Establishes the Scientific Advisory Committee to: (1) provide advice to the Council regarding the science behind the Plan and the long-term monitoring and restoration of the Gulf Coast ecosystem; and (2) report to the Council on the science regarding the impacts to the Gulf and the Gulf coast from the oil spill; (3) the progress of restoration activities; and (4) the Plan's implementation.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 14, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Apr 14, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2536-2539)
- Apr 14, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2536)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Advisory bodies
- Alabama
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Ecology
- Economic development
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental Protection
- Florida
- Government trust funds
- Gulf of Mexico
- Louisiana
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine pollution
- Marketing and advertising
- Mississippi
- Oil and gas
- Pollution liability
- Seafood
- Texas
- Travel and tourism
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 14, 2011Introduced in Senate
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