United States · Bill · S
S. 1894 (117th)
Regional Ocean Partnership Act
Introduced
27 May 2021
Last action
15 February 2022 · Committee
Status
By Senator Cantwell from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 117-78.
Sponsors
Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Regional Ocean Partnership Act 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 ocean and 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
27 May 2021
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Source: IntroReferral
27 May 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
16 June 2021
Reported
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
17 December 2021
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 217.
Source: Calendars
17 December 2021
Reported
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Source: Committee
17 December 2021
Reported
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Source: Committee
15 February 2022
Floor
By Senator Cantwell from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 117-78.
Source: Floor
15 February 2022
Committee
By Senator Cantwell from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 117-78.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported to Senate · 17 December 2021 · Download file
- Introduced in Senate · 27 May 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] · D · Cosponsor
- · sscm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Regional Ocean Partnership Act of 2021
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1894
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/1894
- us · 117-s-1894 · source updated 7 April 2025