Add a note about this bill. Your note is for you and will not be shared with anyone.
Because you are a member of panel , your positions on legislation and notes below will be shared with the panel administrators. (More Info)
We don’t have a summary available yet.
The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress, and was published on Sep 10, 2015.
National Oceans and Coastal Security Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Commerce and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to establish the National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund as a tax exempt fund for supporting programs and activities to protect, conserve, and restore ocean and coastal resources and coastal infrastructure.
Donations from a foreign government may not be deposited into the fund.
Commerce must prioritize projects that have non-federal partners sharing the project costs.
According to a specified allocation formula, the Foundation must award a minimum percentage of funds as grants to eligible coastal states while awarding a lesser percentage of funds to entities including states, Indian tribes, regional bodies, associations, non-governmental organizations, and academic institutions.
The bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require the President to ensure that a certain percent of offshore energy revenues are deposited into the fund.
GovTrack helps everyone learn about and track the activities of the United States Congress. Launched more than 20 years ago, we’re one of the oldest government transparency and accountability websites on the Internet.
This is a project of Civic Impulse, LLC. GovTrack.us is not a government website.