Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2021
Summary
Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2021 This bill provides support for aquatic conservation (e.g., coastal wetlands and fisheries), boating safety, and boating infrastructure. For example, the bill reauthorizes through FY2026 and revises the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund, which provides funding for several things, including fisheries conservation and management, water and boating infrastructure, and recreational boating safety. In addition, it revises the Federal Aid to Wildlife Restoration Fund, which supports wildlife restoration, conservation, and hunter education and safety programs. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on (1) the increasing use of nonmotorized vessels and their impacts on motorized and nonmotorized vessel access, (2) user conflicts at waterway access points, (3) the use of Sport Fish Restoration Program funds to improve nonmotorized vessel access and the reasons for providing such access, and (4) the use of Recreational Boating Safety Program funds for nonmotorized boating safety programs. The GAO must also consult with the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council and the National Boating Safety Advisory Council on study design, scope, and priorities for the report.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jun 9, 2021
Last action Dec 17, 2021
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Dec 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell without amendment. Without written report.
upper
Jun 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
upper
Jun 9, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
upper
Jun 9, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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