WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Atlantic Ocean

H.R. 2625, To prohibit the commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass in the coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2625 would prohibit the commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass in the coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone....

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H.R. 777, The Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 777 would amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas....

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S. 391, The Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 391 would amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas....

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H.R. 5018, The American Fisheries Management and Marine Life Enhancement Act - Cost per Average Family: $16.97

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5018 would amend the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) and authorize appropriations for MSA fisheries programs carried out by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)....

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P.L. 109-479, The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 - Cost per Average Family: $0.20

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5946 amends the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) and other laws that govern the conservation and management of fisheries. In addition, section 702 of the legislation will establish the Puget Sound Regional Shellfish Settlement Trust Fund....

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S. 50, The Tsunami Preparedness Act - Cost per Average Family: $1.19

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

S. 50 would direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish and implement new programs to research, detect, monitor, and mitigate the effects of tsunamis in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. The bill would direct the agency to upgrade and improve existing systems and data management efforts and would authorize it to provide technical and financial aid to those affected by tsunamis, including local and international entities....

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S. 21, The Homeland Security Grant Enhancement Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $0.15

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

S. 21 would authorize the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to change the criteria used to distribute funding for three existing first-responder grant programs established after September 11, 2001¿the State Homeland Security, the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention, and the Urban Area Security Initiative grant programs. Under the bill, these three grant programs would be governed by the provisions of a new initiative known as the Threat-Based Homeland Security Gr...

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S. 1390, The Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $1.68

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

S. 1390 would authorize the appropriation of $284 million through fiscal year 2012 to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for the coral reef conservation program....

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S. 1753, The Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act - Cost per Average Family: $2.34

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

S. 1753 would authorize the appropriation of funds for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2012 for a global tsunami warning and mitigation program administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The bill also would authorize NOAA to oversee the development of a National Alert System (NAS) - a new communications network for transmitting emergency information to the public - but funding for that program would be contingent upon the enactment of separate legislation....

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S. 2012, The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $20.40

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

S. 2012 would amend the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) and other laws that govern the conservation and management of fisheries. The bill also would authorize appropriations for fisheries programs carried out by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)....

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