Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act
Summary
Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act This bill revises provisions governing the administration of the Marine Debris Foundation and the Marine Debris Program. Specifically, the bill allows the foundation to use appropriated funds for employee salaries for the two years following the bill's enactment. The bill also allows the foundation to locate its principal office outside of the District of Columbia and encourages the foundation to locate it in a coastal state. In addition, the bill requires the foundation to develop best practices for conducting outreach to Indian tribes. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) may enter into other agreements, outside of contracts, under the Marine Debris Program. NOAA may also make in-kind contributions for projects under the program.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Oct 31, 2022
Last action Oct 31, 2022
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2
Oct 31, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
lower
Oct 31, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
lower
Oct 31, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
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