HR 5104 · 108th Congress · Animals
Prescott Marine Mammal Stranding Program Amendments of 2004
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 481.(2004-11-19)
Plain Language Summary
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Prescott Marine Mammal Stranding Program Amendments of 2004 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (MMPA) to authorize appropriations for FY 2005 through 2009 for: (1) the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program; and (2) the Marine Mammal Unusual Mortality Event Fund. Limits the import and export of marine mammal products to noncommercial or cultural exchange activities of specified groups. Requires the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to: (1) publish for public comment necessary changes to the list of commercial and recreational fisheries that have frequent, occasional, or remote likelihood of incidental mortality and serious injury of marine mammals; and (2) develop and implement a take reduction plan designed to assist in the recovery, or prevent the depletion of, each strategic stock that interacts with a fishery. Directs the Secretary to conduct research on the nonlethal removal and control of nuisance pinnipeds (seals and sea lions). Authorizes the Secretary to provide grants to eligible applicants to carry out such nonlethal control projects. Makes it unlawful for any person subject to U.S. jurisdiction to release any captive marine mammal …
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 5104, Prescott Marine Mammal Stranding Program Amendments of 2004
Oct 15, 2004<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on September 22, 2004</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 5104, Prescott Marine Mammal Stranding Program Amendments of 2004
Oct 15, 2004Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on September 22, 2004
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office