To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to allow the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Coastal and Estuarine Resilience and Restoration Program, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 and revises the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program. For example, the bill modifies the name of the program to the Coastal Estuarine Resilience and Restoration Program. It also revises goals of the program to include (1) climate change mitigation; and (2) restoring developed property in vulnerable coastal and estuarine areas to a natural state to restore ecological function, allow for shoreline migration, and protect coastal communities. Additionally, the bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to designate at least five new national estuarine reserves.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 17, 2022
Last action Jun 16, 2022
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jun 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
lower
May 23, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
lower
May 17, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
lower
May 17, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Levin
DDemocratic
Co
Brian J. Mast
RRepublican
Co
Earl Blumenauer
DDemocratic
Co
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
RRepublican
Co
Garret Graves
RRepublican
Co
Jared Huffman
DDemocratic
Co
Jefferson Van Drew
RRepublican
Co
Jenniffer González-Colón
RRepublican
Co
Katie Porter
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Blunt Rochester
DDemocratic
Co
Maria Elvira Salazar
RRepublican
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