US Congress House Bill 2565 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 21 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-06-16 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

National Fish Habitat Conservation Act - Establishes a National Fish Habitat Board to: (1) promote, oversee, and coordinate the implementation of this Act and the existing National Fish Habitat Action Plan; (2) establish aquatic habitat conservation goals and priorities; and (3) review and recommend fish habitat conservation projects. Authorizes the Board to designate Fish Habitat Partnerships to: (1) coordinate Plan implementation at a regional level; (2) identify strategic priorities; (3) recommend habitat projects; and (4) develop and carry out fish habitat conservation projects. Establishes Partnership approval criteria, including that a Partnership: (1) include representatives of a diverse group of public and private partners focused on conservation of aquatic habitats to achieve results across jurisdictional boundaries and public and private land; and (2) is able to address issues and priorities on a nationally significant scale. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to fund, from amounts appropriated under this Act, up to 50% of the cost of approved fish habitat conservation projects on nonfederal and 100% of projects on federal land or water. Requires the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to: (1) establish the National Fish Habitat Conservation Partnership Office within the Service; and (2) develop the Office's interagency operational plan. Requires the Director, the Assistant Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Director of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to provide technical and scientific assistance to the Partnerships, the project participants, and the Board.

National Fish Habitat Conservation Act

Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Dan Boren [D-OK]	Rep. Henry Brown [R-SC]	Rep. Christopher Carney [D-PA]
Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]	Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Kathleen Dahlkemper [D-PA]
Rep. Norman Dicks [D-WA]	Rep. Vernon Ehlers [R-MI]	Rep. Jim Gerlach [R-PA]	Rep. Tim Holden [D-PA]
Rep. Steve Kagen [D-WI]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Jim Marshall [D-GA]	Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]
Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. John Murtha [D-PA]	Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]	Rep. Thomas Petri [R-WI]
Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Mike Ross [D-AR]	Rep. Paul Ryan [R-WI]
Rep. Joe Sestak [D-PA]	Rep. Bill Shuster [R-PA]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]
Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-06-16		Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2009-06-01		Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
2009-05-21		Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

SB1214 (Related) 2010-05-17 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 378.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2565/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr2565/BILLS-111hr2565ih.pdf