House Bill 4458
117th Congress(2021-2022)
KELP Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 16, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4458
Congress
117
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.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Keeping Ecostystems Living and Productive Act or the KELP Act
This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to award grants to carry out projects related to the conservation, restoration, or management of kelp forest ecosystems.
NOAA shall award grants for projects that
- address greatest relative regional declines in kelp forest ecosystems;
- focus on, among other things, long term ecosystem resilience, kelp forest seeding and connectivity, or urchin removal; or
- are identified by federal or state restoration and management plans as focal areas for recovery of kelp forests and associated species.
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11/16/2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 415.
11/16/2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-574.
02/16/2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 19.
02/16/2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
02/16/2022
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
07/29/2021
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
07/29/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
07/16/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
07/16/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Aug 8, 2023 3:30:26 PM