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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 415.
11/16/2022 • House
Summary
Keeping Ecosystems Living and Productive Act or the KELP Act
This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to award grants to carry out projects related to the conservation, restoration, or management of kelp forest ecosystems.
NOAA shall award grants for projects that
- address greatest relative regional declines in kelp forest ecosystems;
- focus on, among other things, long term ecosystem resilience, kelp forest seeding and connectivity, or urchin removal and other actions to reestablish trophic structure; or
- are identified by federal or state restoration and management plans as focal areas for recovery of kelp forests and associated species.
Reported to House • 11/16/2022
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Topics & Subjects
Policy Area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Aquatic ecologyEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesPest managementWildlife conservation and habitat protection
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Bill Journey
Originated in the House
Introduced
July 16, 2021
Committee Review
July 29, 2021
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Reported in House11/16/2022
Introduced in House7/16/2021