Bill Sponsor
House Bill 5390
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Regional Ocean Partnership Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Dec 11, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Dec 11, 2019
Latest Action
Nov 17, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
5390
Congress
116
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
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Florida
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California
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California
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Hawaii
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Massachusetts
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Mississippi
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Mississippi
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Mississippi
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New Jersey
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Pennsylvania
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Virginia
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Regional Ocean Partnership Act

This bill provides a mechanism for coastal states to participate in a Regional Ocean Partnership with one or more other coastal states that share a common ocean or coastal area.

Specifically, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may designate a partnership as a Regional Ocean Partnership if it (1) is established to coordinate the interstate management of coastal resources; (2) focuses on the environmental issues affecting the ocean and coastal areas of the coastal states participating in the partnership; (3) complements existing state coastal and ocean management efforts on an interstate scale, focusing on shared regional priorities; (4) does not have a regulatory function; and (5) is not duplicative of an existing Regional Ocean Partnership.

A Regional Ocean Partnership may use provided federal funds to award grants and enter into contracts for certain purposes, including to monitor the water quality and living resources of multistate ocean and coastal ecosystems.

Text (1)
December 11, 2019
Actions (5)
11/17/2020
Committee Hearings Held.
11/17/2020
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
12/18/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
12/11/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
12/11/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Oct 28, 2022 1:45:59 AM