COASTAL ZONES

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior: reform and enhance Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, provide equitable revenue sharing for coastal States, and reorganize the Minerals Management Service (H.R. 2231), H4115, H4120, H4121, H4122, H4123, H4125, H4126, H4127 [27JN], H4149, H4150, H4152, H4153 [28JN]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), S180, S183 [22JA], S295 [24JA], S320 [28JA], H56 [4JA], H121, H125, H128, H136, H137, H139, H140, H141, H143, H144, H145 [15JA]

National Estuaries Week: designate (S. Res. 263), S8812, S8813 [13DE]

Articles and editorials

2 Years After Japan Tsunami, Debris Spreads in US, S1286 [11MR]

Bills and resolutions

Arctic Ocean: provide for research, monitoring, and observation (see S. 272), S589 [11FE] (see S. 1344), S5840 [23JY]

California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape Conservation System (see S. 61), S43 [22JA] (see H.R. 1411), H1856 [9AP]

Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize pedestrian and motorized vehicular access (see S. 486), S1269 [7MR] (see H.R. 819), H658 [26FE]

Coast Guard: lease tidelands and submerged lands under control of the Coast Guard for periods longer than five years (see S. 1609), S7615 [29OC] (see H.R. 3379), H6901 [29OC]

Corps of Engineers: evaluate the feasibility of continuing Federal participation in a beach nourishment project (see H.R. 161), H50 [4JA]

——— give priority to projects and studies for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction (see H.R. 3646), H7507 [4DE]

——— provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (see S. 407), S1011 [28FE] (see H.R. 1149), H1425 [14MR]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a coastal climate change adaptation planning and response program (see H.R. 764), H594 [15FE]

——— issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see S. 1275), S5620 [10JY] (see H.R. 2646), H4369 [10JY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including the Ka’u Coast in Hawaii as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 1432), S6206 [1AU]

——— establish requirements for oil and natural gas leasing of areas on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of South Carolina (see H.R. 771), H595 [15FE]

——— include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf leasing program for fiscal years 2012–2017 and revise the map for the Mid-Atlantic planning area (see S. 1024), S3761 [22MY]

——— issue an oil and gas leasing program under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act for 2016–2020 (see H.R. 2265), H3215 [5JN]

——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see H.R. 2486), H4037 [25JN]

——— prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 45), S43 [22JA]

——— prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of New Jersey (see H.R. 1011), H1319 [6MR]

——— prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling (see S. 598), S1892 [18MR]

——— replace President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (see S. 176), S358 [29JA]

Ecology and environment: address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia through research, forecasting and monitoring, and mitigation and control while helping communities detect, control, and mitigate such events (see S. 1254), S5498 [27JN]

EPA: improve beach monitoring by requiring coastal States to adopt water quality standards, conduct quicker water testing, and improved monitoring and public notification programs (see H.R. 2601), H4174 [28JN]

Fish and fishing: develop a fishery management plan for Gulf of Mexico red snapper (see S. 1161), S4481 [13JN] (see H.R. 3099), H5546 [12SE]

——— develop a strategy to address the lionfish invasion in the Atlantic Ocean and support research and capacity building to develop responses to such invasion (see H. Res. 67), H502 [13FE]

——— grant exclusive fishery management authority over red snapper fish in the Gulf of Mexico to certain States (see S. 747), S2749 [17AP]

——— permit eligible fishermen to approve certain limited access privilege programs (see S. 221), S469 [4FE]

——— provide that certain States have exclusive fishery management authority over reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico in waters that, on average, are 20 fathoms or less in depth (see H.R. 1219), H1547 [15MR]

Florida: remove areas comprising Bay County Unit P-31P from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (see H.R. 2057), H2803 [20MY]

——— remove areas included in Florida System Unit P-16 from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (see H.R. 1811), H2392 [26AP]

——— remove areas included in Indian Peninsula Unit FL-92 and Cape San Blas Unit P-30 from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (see H.R. 945), H949 [4MR]

——— revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Gasparilla Island Unit (see H.R. 1810), H2392 [26AP]

Gulf of Mexico: provide tax relief for persons affected by the discharge of oil in connection with the explosion on, and sinking of, the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon (see S. 1506), S6518 [17SE]

Hurricanes: improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 219), H84 [14JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 152), H50 [4JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), consideration (see H. Res. 23), H84 [14JA]

——— provide enhanced disaster unemployment assistance to States affected by Hurricane Sandy (see S. 803), S2960 [24AP]

——— provide relief to homeowners affected by Hurricane Sandy who have mortgages insured by the FHA, or owned or guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (see H.R. 554), H411 [6FE]

Hydroelectric power: promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies research, development, and demonstration (see S. 1419), S6206 [1AU]

Hydrographic Services Improvement Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1399), H1825 [21MR]

Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2219), H3014 [3JN]

National Endowment for the Oceans: establish (see S. 646), S2146 [21MR]

National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 263), S6960 [26SE]

National Lighthouse and Lighthouse Preservation Day: designate (see S. Res. 204), S6072 [30JY]

New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route: reauthorize (see S. 797), S2960 [24AP]

NOAA: establish constituent-driven program to collect priority coastal geospatial data and support information platform capable of efficiently integrating coastal data to manage the coastal region (see H.R. 1382), H1824 [21MR]

North Carolina: authorize a project for hurricane and storm damage reduction at Surf City and North Topsail Beach (see H.R. 158), H50 [4JA]

——— authorize a project for hurricane and storm damage reduction at West Onslow Beach and New River Inlet (Topsail Beach) (see H.R. 157), H50 [4JA]

——— remove certain properties from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (see H.R. 2294), H3251 [6JN]

——— revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units (see H.R. 3572), H7352 [21NO]

Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost of offshore oil spills (see S. 828), S3028 [25AP] (see H.R. 1743), H2350 [25AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions (see H.R. 1165), H1425 [14MR]

——— modernize and enhance Federal response to oil spills and improve oversight and regulation of offshore drilling (see H.R. 1820), H2393 [26AP]

Petroleum: establish Federal Oil Spill Research Committee and improve oil spill response plans (see S. 1483), S6208 [1AU]

Power resources: establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (see S. 17), S943 [27FE] (see H.R. 1881), H2533 [8MY]

Renewable energy: facilitate development of offshore wind energy resources (see H.R. 1398), H1825 [21MR]

Rhode Island: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI–04P, Easton Beach Unit RI–05P, Almy Pond Unit RI–06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI–07 (see H.R. 277), H169 [15JA]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S.: designate (see H.R. 553), H411 [6FE]

South Carolina: remove certain properties from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (see H.R. 3226, 3227), H6102 [1OC]

States: extend the seaward boundaries of certain States (see S. 681), S2501 [9AP] (see H.R. 1430), H1857 [9AP]

Taxation: deny certain tax benefits to persons responsible for an oil spill if such person commits certain additional violations (see H.R. 1887), H2533 [8MY]

——— disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (see S. 599), S1892 [18MR] (see H.R. 480), H342 [4FE]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see S. 401), S1011 [28FE] (see H.R. 924), H815 [28FE]

——— provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 2137), H2952 [23MY]

——— require responsible parties to pay full cost of offshore oil spills (see S. 827), S3028 [25AP]

Topsail, NC: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit L06 (see S. 533), S1710 [12MR] (see H.R. 187), H51 [4JA]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: incorporate consideration of global warming and sea-level rise into comprehensive conservation plans for coastal national wildlife refuges (see H. Con. Res. 13), H502 [13FE]

Waterways: authorize programs and activities to improve and protect ports and harbors (see H.R. 2875), H5259 [31JY]

Whistleblowing: provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry (see H.R. 1649), H2158 [18AP]

Letters

Dept. of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management completion of environmental impact statement on seismic testing in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf: several Representatives, H4127 [27JN]

——— Tommy P. Beaudreau, Dept. of the Interior, H4128 [27JN]

Motions

Remarks in House

Buffalo, NY: tribute to lighthouses, E1211 [2AU]

California: impact of global warming and sea-level rise, H5187 [31JY], H7377 [2DE]

California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape Conservation System (H.R. 1411), H4833–H4836 [22JY]

Corps of Engineers: coastal nourishment projects funding, H6701 [23OC]

——— construction account funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy fossil energy research and development funding, H4243 [9JY], H4325, H4326 [10JY]

——— flood control and coastal emergencies funding, H113 [15JA]

——— flood control and coastal emergencies funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy fossil energy research and development funding, H4353 [10JY]

——— include operation and maintenance costs associated with sand transfer plants in annual budget, H6748, H6749 [23OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement or enforce the Modified Charleston Method wetland mitigation methodology in Louisiana, H4324, H4325 [10JY]

——— prohibit implementation of National Ocean Policy coastal and marine spatial planning and ecosystem-based management components, H6742, H6743 [23OC]

Courts: reform judicial review and claim filing process relative to Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, H4151 [28JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a coastal climate change adaptation planning and response program (H.R. 764), H569 [15FE], H1401 [14MR]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for implementation, administration, or enforcement of the National Ocean Policy, H4360 [10JY]

Dept. of the Interior: include areas requested by States in environmental review process for energy leasing plans, H4120, H4121 [27JN]

——— issue rules relative to distribution of certain offshore oil and natural gas leasing revenue shared with Gulf Coast States, H4126, H4127 [27JN]

——— preserve ability to conduct comprehensive environmental impact statements for offshore drilling projects, H4121, H4122 [27JN]

——— preserve rights of States to prohibit management, leasing, developing, and use of lands and natural resources beneath navigable waters, H4104, H4105 [27JN], H4152, H4153 [28JN]

——— prohibit certain activities and require a report on expenditures relative to the National Ocean Policy established by Executive order, H4123–H4125 [27JN], E1002 [28JN]

——— prohibit drilling for oil or gas beneath the Great Lakes and ensure that each new oil and gas drilling lease issued uses materials made in the U.S., H4158 [28JN]

——— prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases in Bristol Bay off the coast of Alaska by eliminating Outer Continental Shelf revenues to coastal States, H4149, H4150 [28JN]

——— prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases to companies which are in violation of certain sanctions against Iran and Syria, H4122, H4123 [27JN]

——— prohibit oil and gas leasing off certain areas of the coast of California, H4052 [26JN], H4153, H4154 [28JN]

——— prohibit oil and gas leasing off the Atlantic Coast, H4111, H4115 [27JN]

——— prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington, H4052 [26JN]

——— reform and enhance Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, provide equitable revenue sharing for coastal States, and reorganize Minerals Management Service (H.R. 2231), corrections in engrossment, H4160 [28JN]

——— reform and enhance Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, provide equitable revenue sharing for coastal States, and reorganize the Minerals Management Service (H.R. 2231), H3968 [20JN], H4000, H4002, H4020 [25JN], H4064 [26JN], H4088, H4092, H4109–H4132 [27JN], H4148, H4149–H4160 [28JN], H4318 [10JY], E1002, E1003, E1004, E1005 [28JN], E1242 [2AU]

——— require Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to complete environmental impact statement on seismic testing in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf, H4127–H4129 [27JN]

——— require offshore drilling operations have mandatory safety and environmental management controls to prevent oil spills, H4106 [27JN]

Ecology and environment: address harmful algae blooms, H4365 [10JY]

Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: raise cap on certain offshore oil and natural gas leasing revenue shared with Gulf Coast States, H4125, H4126 [27JN]

Hurricanes: anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, H6833, H6839, H6840, H6876–H6882 [29OC], E1590, E1598 [29OC], E1607 [30OC]

——— improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy, H100 [15JA]

——— improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 219), H65–H72 [14JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H40–H48 [4JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H99, H109–H152, H155–H158, H161 [15JA], E37, E38 [18JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), consideration (H. Res. 23), H99–H108 [15JA]

——— supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy funding through Government across-the-board funding reduction, H103, H125, H126 [15JA], E37 [18JA]

Infrastructure: limit States’ ability to use authority under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Coastal Zone Management Act to delay federally approved projects, E1317 [16SE]

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: implement recommendations, H4113 [27JN]

National Lighthouse Day: observance, E1211 [2AU]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H4102, H4103 [27JN]

——— modernize and enhance Federal response to oil spills and improve oversight and regulation of offshore drilling (H.R. 1820), E564 [26AP]

Taxation: provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricane Sandy, E1607 [30OC]

Remarks in Senate

Corps of Engineers: conduct study with other Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies to address coastal recovery and reconstruction from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, S317 [28JA]

——— eliminate subsidies for beach nourishment at water resources development projects, S3442–S3445 [15MY]

——— provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways, S3300 [9MY], S3424 [14MY], S3452 [15MY]

——— provide specific project recommendations in study analyzing flood risks on the east coast, S3448 [15MY]

Delaware: impact and efforts to combat effects of climate change, S2825–S2827 [22AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including the Ka’u Coast in Hawaii as a unit of the National Park System (S. 1432), S6219 [1AU]

——— prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling (S. 598), S1907 [18MR]

Executive Office of the President: call to establish interagency task force to address cleanup of debris from Japanese earthquake, S1285 [11MR]

Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, S3223, S3227 [8MY]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: address critical maintenance needs of California ports, S3447, S3448 [15MY]

Hurricanes: anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, S7590–S7593, S7598–S7601, S7604 [29OC]

——— impact of Hurricane Sandy on New Jersey, S7592 [29OC]

——— improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy, S312 [28JA]

——— improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 219), S9115 [20DE]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, S19, S20 [4JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), S36–S38, S187 [22JA], S207 [23JA], S234–S236 [24JA], S299, S311–S325 [28JA], S463 [4FE]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), unanimous-consent agreement, S296 [24JA], S304 [28JA]

——— supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy funding through Government across-the-board funding reduction, S312–S316, S320, S322 [28JA]

Hydroelectric power: promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies research, development, and demonstration (S. 1419), S6211–S6213 [1AU]

National Endowment for the Oceans: establish, S3143 [7MY], S3223, S3227, S3246 [8MY], S3564 [16MY]

National Estuaries Week: designate (S. Res. 263), S8813 [13DE]

National Lighthouse and Lighthouse Preservation Day: designate (S. Res. 204), S6082 [30JY]

National Ocean Council: release of National Ocean Policy Implementation Plan, S2953 [24AP]

Reports filed

Address Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Through Research, Monitoring, and Mitigation To Help Communities Detect, Control, and Mitigate Such Events: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1254) (S. Rept. 113–121), S8100 [18NO]

Arctic Research, Monitoring, and Observing Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1344) (S. Rept. 113–117), S7876 [6NO]

California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1411) (H. Rept. 113–139), H4212 [8JY]

Consideration of H.R. 152, Supplemental Appropriations for Recovery From Damage Caused by Hurricane Sandy: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 23) (H. Rept. 113–1), H84 [14JA]

Consideration of H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy and Jobs Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. Rept. 113–131), H4037 [25JN]

Offshore Energy and Jobs Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2231) (H. Rept. 113–125), H3995 [24JN]

Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 819) (H. Rept. 113–146), H4308 [9JY]

Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beaches Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 486) (S. Rept. 113–102), S6327 [10SE]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S. Designation: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 553) (H. Rept. 113–204), H5475 [10SE]

Tables

Expiring coastal nourishment projects, H6701 [23OC]

Supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H110–H112 [15JA]

Texts of

H. Res. 23, consideration of H.R. 152, supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H99 [15JA]

H. Res. 274, consideration of H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy and Jobs Act, H4049 [26JN]

H.R. 152, supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H121–H124 [15JA]

H.R. 219, Sandy Recovery Improvement Act, H65–H68 [14JA]

H.R. 1411, California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act, H4833 [22JY]

H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy and Jobs Act, H4115–H4120 [27JN]

S. 598, Deepwater Drilling Royalty Relief Prohibition Act, S1908 [18MR]

S. 1419, Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Act, S6213 [1AU]

S. Res. 204, National Lighthouse and Lighthouse Preservation Day, S6079 [30JY]

S. Res. 263, National Estuaries Week, S6962 [26SE], S8821 [15DE]