US HR729

Bill

Coastal and Great Lakes Communities Enhancement Act

Introduced
01/23/2019

In Committee
09/25/2019

Crossed Over
12/12/2019

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

Coastal and Great Lakes Communities Enhancement Act Coastal and Great Lakes Communities Enhancement Act This bill authorizes the Department of Commerce to award grants to Indian tribes to further achievement of any of the following tribal coastal zone objectives: protecting, restoring, or preserving areas in the zone that hold important ecological, cultural, or sacred significance for the tribes, or traditional, historic, and esthetic values essential to the tribes; preparing and implementing a special area management plan and technical planning for important coastal areas; and implementing any coastal or shoreline stabilization measure for the purpose of public safety, public access, or cultural or historical preservation.

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the Department of Commerce to award grants to Indian tribes to further the achievement of tribal coastal zone objectives, such as protecting, restoring, or preserving areas with ecological, cultural, or sacred significance, preparing and implementing special area management plans, and implementing coastal or shoreline stabilization measures. The bill also establishes a living shoreline grant program, a working waterfronts grant program, and a working waterfronts preservation loan fund. Additionally, the bill requires climate change adaptation planning for coastal states, updates environmental sensitivity index products for the Great Lakes, and authorizes research on coastal risk reduction and resilience measures and on oysters in the Chesapeake Bay. The bill also makes various amendments to the National Sea Grant College Program.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Government Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (15)

Derek Kilmer (D)*, Ed Case (D), Tom Cole (R), Paul Cook (R), Suzan DelBene (D), Debbie Dingell (D), Ruben Gallego (D), Raúl Grijalva (D), Denny Heck (D), Jared Huffman (D), Rick Larsen (D), Ben Ray Luján (D), Gwen Moore (D), Chellie Pingree (D), Don Young (R),

Last Action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (on 12/12/2019)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/729/all-info

(21 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/729/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr729/BILLS-116hr729eh.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr729/BILLS-116hr729eh.pdf.pdf
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr729/BILLS-116hr729rh.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr729/BILLS-116hr729rh.pdf.pdf
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr729/BILLS-116hr729ih.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr729/BILLS-116hr729ih.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR1023	Great Lakes Fishery Research Authorization Act of 2019	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 219.	Related
HR1314	Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act Amendments of 2019	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 183.	Related
HR1747	National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 255.	Related
HR2185	District of Columbia Flood Prevention Act of 2019	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 261.	Related
HR2189	Digital Coast Act	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 256.	Related
HR2405	National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2019	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 262.	Related
HR2551	Great Lakes Environmental Sensitivity Index Act of 2019	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.	Related
HR3115	Living Shorelines Act of 2019	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 257.	Related
HR3541	Coastal State Climate Preparedness Act of 2019	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 237.	Related
HR3596	Keep America’s Waterfronts Working Act	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 238.	Related
HR5366	Chesapeake Bay Oyster Research Act	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.	Related
HR5986	Environmental Justice For All Act	Committee Hearings Held.	Related
HR729	Coastal and Great Lakes Communities Enhancement Act	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.	Related
HR8632	Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2020	Committee Hearings Held.	Related
HRes748	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 729) to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize grants to Indian Tribes to further achievement of Tribal coastal zone objectives, and for other purposes.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Related
S1069	Digital Coast Act	Became Public Law No: 116-223. (TXT \| PDF)	Related
S1342	Great Lakes Environmental Sensitivity Index Act of 2020	Became Public Law No: 116-274.	Related
S1730	Living Shorelines Act of 2019 Living Shorelines Act of 2020	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 631.	Related
S4401	Environmental Justice For All Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.	Related
S754	National Fish Habitat Conservation Act of 2019	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.	Related
S910	National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2020	Became Public Law No: 116-221. (TXT \| PDF)	Related

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