HR 2548 · 111th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Keep America's Waterfronts Working Act of 2009

Introduced 2009-05-21· Sponsored by Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]· House

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(2009-10-20)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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Cosponsors (20)

19 Democrats1 Republican
Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]GU
Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23]CA
Rep. Delahunt, Bill [D-MA-10]MA
Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17]CA
Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]MA
Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1]RI
Rep. Klein, Ron [D-FL-22]FL
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]RI
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]MA
Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7]NC
Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]ME
Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8]VA
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1]CA
Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]VA
Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1]WA
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]VA
Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8]MA
Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large]VI
Rep. Kratovil, Frank, Jr. [D-MD-1]MD
Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6]MA