KELP Act
USA117th CongressHR-4458| House
| Updated: 11/16/2022
Jared Huffman
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (13)
Barbara Lee (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)
Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Keeping Ecosystems 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 and other actions to reestablish trophic structure; 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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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 19.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 415.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-574.
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Aquatic ecologyEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesPest managementWildlife conservation and habitat protection
KELP Act
USA117th CongressHR-4458| House
| Updated: 11/16/2022
Keeping Ecosystems 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 and other actions to reestablish trophic structure; 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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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 19.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 415.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-574.
Jared Huffman
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (13)
Barbara Lee (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)
Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee
Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Aquatic ecologyEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesPest managementWildlife conservation and habitat protection