S 1400 · 112th Congress · Environmental Protection

Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2011

Introduced 2011-07-21· Sponsored by Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 254.(2011-12-08)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2011 - Establishes the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund to be available for expenditures to the Gulf Coast states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas solely for: (1) coastal restoration projects and activities; (2) mitigation of damage to, and restoration of, fish, wildlife, or natural resources; (3) implementation of a federally approved marine, coastal, or comprehensive conservation management plan; (4) programs to promote tourism, the consumption of seafood produced from the Gulf Coast ecosystem, and education regarding the natural resources of such ecosystem; (5) planning assistance and administrative costs; (6) workforce development and job creation; (7) improvements to state parks in coastal areas affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill; (8) mitigation of the ecological and economic impact of outer Continental Shelf activities and the impacts of such oil spill or promotion of the long-term ecological or economic recovery of the Gulf Coast ecosystem through the funding of infrastructure projects; and (9) coastal flood protection and infr…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

S. 1400, Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2011

Oct 31, 2011

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on September 21, 2011

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Cosponsors (8)

1 Democrat7 Republicans