US Congress House Bill 2548 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-2)
Status: Introduced on May 21 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-10-20 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Keep America's Waterfronts Working Act of 2009 - Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to direct the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to establish a Working Waterfront Grant Program to make a grant, through a regionally equitable, competitive funding process, to any coastal state to implement a plan to preserve and expand access to coastal waters for persons engaged in commercial fishing, recreational fishing, aquaculture, boatbuilding, or other water-dependent coastal-related business. Authorizes the Secretary to award planning grants to coastal states to develop or revise comprehensive working waterfront plans.

Keep America's Waterfronts Working Act of 2009

Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Bill Delahunt [D-MA]	Rep. William Delahunt [D-MA]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]
Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]	Rep. Paul Hodes [D-NH]	Rep. Jay Inslee [D-WA]
Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D-RI]	Rep. Ron Klein [D-FL]	Rep. Frank Kratovil [D-MD]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]
Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-10-20		Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2009-06-01		Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
2009-05-21		Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2548/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr2548/BILLS-111hr2548ih.pdf