Marine Mammal Research and Response Act of 2016

Summary

Marine Mammal Research and Response Act of 2016 This bill reauthorizes through FY2022 and revises the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, including by expanding the Act and the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program to include assistance for marine mammals that are entangled in material (e.g. fishing gear) and are on U.S. beaches or shores, or in U.S. navigable waters. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) must develop a program to make publicly available certain data collected under this bill. The bill requires sums received for marine mammal conservation (e.g. fines for violations) and sums received from emergency declaration grants for marine mammal conservation to be deposited into the Marine Mammal Unusual Mortality Event Fund. The bill establishes the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Rapid Response Fund for providing emergency financial assistance for certain stranded or entangled marine mammals. NOAA must: (1) establish a national marine mammal health and stranding observing system (Marine Mammal Health Map), (2) analyze gaps in data about marine mammal rescue and response, and (3) report on the response capabilities for sick and injured marine mammals in U.S. Arctic regions.

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Timeline

1. 13 July 2016

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 13 July 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 13 July 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 26 July 2016

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 13 July 2016 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 13 July 2016

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 13 July 2016

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 13 July 2016

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Sponsors

• DON YOUNG · R · Sponsor
• Denny Heck · D · Sponsor
• · hsii00 · Standing

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