HR 4483 · 102th Congress · Environmental Protection
Coral Reef Stewardship Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations Discharged.(1992-08-05)
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Coral Reef Stewardship Act - Prohibits a person who is subject to U.S. jurisdiction from operating a vessel to injure, or present a clear and present danger of injuring, a coral reef ecosystem. Provides for: (1) civil penalties; (2) liability for response costs and damages, including liability in rem; and (3) enforcement by the Secretaries of Transportation and of Commerce. Deposits response costs and recovered damages in the existing Damage Assessment and Restoration Revolving Fund. Specifies uses of the amounts, including for: (1) response actions; (2) resource restoration or replacement, recovery monitoring, and management of national marine sanctuaries; and (3) enforcement of these provisions and of specified provisions of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972. Mandates a report to the Congress on the need for additional measures to improve navigation safety around coral reefs. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce, for the benefit of the contracting parties, to conduct domestic and international training programs regarding restrictions on coral trade and management of coral reefs. Mandates a report on the laws of other nations on coral reef protection. Re…
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Cosponsors (9)
8 Democrats1 Republican