OCEAN CONSERVANCY for OCEAN CONSERVANCY

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Magnuson-Stevens reauthorization (Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act [H.R.1335]); Fisheries (Red Snapper Regulatory Reform Act [H.R.981], Gulf State Red Snapper Management Authority Act [H.R.1335], Gulf Red Snapper Data Improvement Act [H.R.3521], Red Snapper Management Improvement Act[S.105], Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act [H.R.4576], South Atlantic Red Snapper Data Improvement Act [HR.3644], Gulf States Red Snapper Management Authority Act [H.R.3094], Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015 [S.1334,HR.774], provisions of sportsmens packages [S.659, S.556]; Ocean acidification (Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2015 [H.R.2553], Ocean Acidification Innovation Act of 2015 [H.R.1967], Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2015 [H.R. 2717], Coral Reef Sustainability through Innovation Act of 2016 (H.R.4811, S.2705); Marine debris (including Land-Based Marine Debris Reduction Act [H.R. 1960]); National Ocean Policy; Gulf restoration efforts following Deepwater Horizon spill;

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3521 (114th), H.R. 2717 (114th), H.R. 3094 (114th), H.R. 1335 (114th), S. 659 (114th), H.R. 3644 (114th), H.R. 1960 (114th), H.R. 981 (114th), S. 2705 (114th), S. 105 (114th), H.R. 4811 (114th), S. 556 (114th), H.R. 4576 (114th), S. 1334 (114th), H.R. 774 (114th), H.R. 1967 (114th), H.R. 2553 (114th)

Foreign Relations FOR

United States chairmanship of the Arctic Council, Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations. Marine debris and plastics infrastructure at Our Oceans and UN conferences. Foreign Oil Spill Protection Act [H.R.1684]. United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs Act of 2015 [H.R. 1593].

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 1593 (114th), H.R. 1684 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Budget and appropriations for FY17, especially NOAA funding generally as well as lines within NOAA such as Regional Coastal Resilience Grants, and riders within base bills or offered as amendments, esp. those targeting National Ocean Policy. Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015. Commerce-Justice-Science [now H.R.5393, S.2837]; Energy & Water [now H.R.5055, S.2804]; Interior & Environment [now H.R.5538, S.3068]

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 2804 (114th), S. 2837 (114th), H.R. 5055 (114th), S. 3068 (114th), H.R. 5393 (114th), H.R. 5538 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Department of the Interior Five Year Plan, especially Alaska and Arctic lease areas. House and Senate energy packages (S.2012, House Energy Policy Modernization Act substitute language). Foreign Oil Spill Protection Act [H.R.1684]. Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Lease Sale Act [S. 1278]. West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2015 [S.2155].

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE

Bills named: S. 2155 (114th), H.R. 1684 (114th), S. 1278 (114th), S. 2012 (114th)