United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3817 (117th)
Regional Ocean Partnership Act of 2021
Introduced
11 June 2021
Last action
22 June 2021 · Committee
Status
Committee Hearings Held.
Sponsors
Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13], Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2]
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Regional Ocean Partnership Act of 2021 This bill allows the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to designate and support Regional Ocean Partnerships between coastal states that share a common ocean or coastal area. Specifically, NOAA may designate a partnership as a Regional Ocean Partnership if it (1) is established to coordinate the interstate management of coastal resources; (2) focuses on the environmental issues affecting the ocean and coastal areas of the coastal states participating in the partnership; (3) complements existing state coastal and ocean management efforts on an interstate scale, focusing on shared regional priorities; (4) does not have a regulatory function; and (5) is not duplicative of an existing Regional Ocean Partnership. The bill designates the following entities as Regional Ocean Partnerships: the Gulf of Mexico Alliance, the Northeast Regional Ocean Council, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean, and the West Coast Ocean Alliance. Each partnership must maintain mechanisms for consultation and engagement with the federal government, tribal governments, and nongovernmental entities, such as academic organizations. A partnership may use provided federal funds to award grants and enter into contracts for certain purposes, including to monitor the water quality and living resources of multistate ocean and coastal ecosystems.
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Timeline
11 June 2021
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
11 June 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 June 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 June 2021
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Source: Committee
22 June 2021
Committee
Committee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 11 June 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Regional Ocean Partnership Act
- related to ← Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2022
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3817
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3817
- us · 117-hr-3817 · source updated 7 April 2025