S.Amdt. 4897
What it does: Rewrites page 377, line 21 through page 379, line 8
Sen. Ken Salazar (D-CO)What it changes
1 change to S. 3036
Rewrites page 377, line 21 through page 379, line 8
ReplacesPrinted pageRemoves page 377, line 21 through page 379, line 8 of the printed bill. See that page
Inserted: (a) In General.--Of the amounts made available annually under section 1231(b), 15 percent shall be allocated to the Secretary of Commerce for use in funding adaptation activities to protect, maintain, and restore coastal, estuarine, Great Lakes, and marine resources, habitats, and ecosystems, including activities carried out under--
Inserted: (1) the coastal and estuarine land conservation program;
Inserted: (2) the community-based restoration program;
Inserted: (3) the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.), subject to the condition that State coastal agencies shall incorporate, and the Secretary of Commerce shall approve, coastal zone management plan elements that are--
Inserted: (A) consistent with the National Wildlife Adaptation Strategy developed by the President under section 1222(a), as part of a coastal zone management program established under this Act; and
Inserted: (B) specifically designed to strengthen the ability of coastal, estuarine, and marine resources, habitats, and ecosystems to adapt to and withstand the impacts of--
Inserted: (i) global warming; and
Inserted: (ii) where practicable, ocean acidification;
Inserted: (4) the Open Rivers Initiative;
Inserted: (5) the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.);
Inserted: (6) the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.);
Inserted: (7) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);
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Inserted: (8) the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.); and
Inserted: (9) the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6401 et seq.).
Inserted: (b) Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments Program.--Of the amounts made available annually under section 1231(b), 2 percent shall be allocated to the Secretary of Commerce for use in funding activities through the Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments program of the Department of Commerce, including the development of climate mitigation and adaptation decision support systems and tools for regional, State, and local decision-makers and policy planners.
Original wording
Beginning on page 377, strike line 21 and all that follows through page 379, line 8, and insert the following:
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As printed
SA 4897. Mr. SALAZAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3036, to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
Beginning on page 377, strike line 21 and all that follows through page 379, line 8, and insert the following:
(a) In General.--Of the amounts made available annually under section 1231(b), 15 percent shall be allocated to the Secretary of Commerce for use in funding adaptation activities to protect, maintain, and restore coastal, estuarine, Great Lakes, and marine resources, habitats, and ecosystems, including activities carried out under--
(1) the coastal and estuarine land conservation program;
(2) the community-based restoration program;
(3) the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.), subject to the condition that State coastal agencies shall incorporate, and the Secretary of Commerce shall approve, coastal zone management plan elements that are--
(A) consistent with the National Wildlife Adaptation Strategy developed by the President under section 1222(a), as part of a coastal zone management program established under this Act; and
(B) specifically designed to strengthen the ability of coastal, estuarine, and marine resources, habitats, and ecosystems to adapt to and withstand the impacts of--
(i) global warming; and
(ii) where practicable, ocean acidification;
(4) the Open Rivers Initiative;
(5) the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.);
(6) the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.);
(7) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);
(8) the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.); and
(9) the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6401 et seq.).
(b) Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments Program.--Of the amounts made available annually under section 1231(b), 2 percent shall be allocated to the Secretary of Commerce for use in funding activities through the Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments program of the Department of Commerce, including the development of climate mitigation and adaptation decision support systems and tools for regional, State, and local decision-makers and policy planners.
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Senate amendment submitted
June 5, 2008