US Congress Senate Bill 1657 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on October 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-01-30 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 307.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act to maintain through FY2017 the existing percentages of annual Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund appropriations distributed to: (1) the Secretary of the Interior for coastal wetlands distributions, the Clean Vessel Act, boating infrastructure, and national outreach and communications; and (2) the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating for state recreational boating safety programs. Sets forth, through FY2017, separate set-aside amounts for: (1) the Secretary of the Interior for administration expenses of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act; and (2) the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating for national recreational boating safety personnel and activities, the National Boating Safety Advisory Council, and national nonprofit boating safety public service organizations. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend Fund transfer restriction exceptions until March 5, 2017. Revises the formulas for apportioning unobligated amounts among states and paying the costs of administering recreational boating safety programs.

Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2011

Sen. John Rockefeller [D-WV]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-01-30	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 307.
2012-01-30	Senate	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller without amendment. With written report No. 112-141.
2011-11-02	Senate	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2011-10-05	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1657/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1657/BILLS-112s1657is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1657/BILLS-112s1657rs.pdf