Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act

Summary

Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act This bill addresses the protection and restoration of coastal blue carbon ecosystems, which are vegetated coastal habitats and include mangroves, tidal marshes, and other tidal or salt water wetland that have the ability to sequester and store carbon. Specifically, the bill establishes the Interagency Working Group on Coastal Blue Carbon to (1) develop and maintain a map of these ecosystems, (2) assess the impediments to the protection and restoration of these ecosystems, and (3) establish national protection and restoration priorities regarding these ecosystems. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) must chair the group and establish a national goal for conserving ocean and coastal blue carbon ecosystems within the territory of the United States and set targets to restore degraded coastal blue carbon ecosystems as appropriate. NOAA must also (1) establish integrated pilot programs to restore degraded coastal blue carbon ecosystems, and (2) enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to assess the long-term effects of geologic stores of carbon dioxide in a deep seafloor environment. Finally, the bill establishes requirements concerning the stewardship and standardization of blue carbon data in the Coastal Carbon Data Clearinghouse.

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Timeline

1. 22 April 2021

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.

   Source: Committee

2. 22 April 2021

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 22 April 2021

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2060)

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 22 April 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 22 April 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

6. 22 June 2021

   Committee

   Committee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

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Sponsors

• Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsii00 · Standing
• · hssy00 · Standing
• · hsha00 · Standing

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