Oyster Conservation Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 14, 2021)
Oyster Conservation Act
This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide grants to certain entities, including the academic community and seafood industry, to conduct research on the conservation, restoration, or management of oysters in estuarine ecosystems.
Grant awards may not exceed 85% of the research project's total cost unless NOAA waives such requirement. Additionally, NOAA must ensure that grant funding is apportioned according to the historic baseline (i.e., the estimated population of oysters in an estuary in 1850) oyster population of each estuary of the United States.
What just happenedJun 22, 2021
Committee Hearings Held.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJun 14, 2021
- Jun 22, 2021Committee
Committee Hearings Held.
Natural Resources Committee - Jun 17, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee - Jun 14, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Natural Resources Committee - Jun 14, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 14, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House