Oyster Reef Recovery Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9705 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9705 To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Oyster Reef Restoration and Conservation Program. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 19, 2024 Ms. Ocasio-Cortez (for herself and Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Oyster Reef Restoration and Conservation Program. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Oyster Reef Recovery Act''. SEC. 2. OYSTER REEF RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION PROGRAM. (a) Oyster Reef Restoration and Conservation Program.-- (1) In general.--The Administrator shall establish a program for the conservation of oyster reefs, to be known as the ``Oyster Reef Restoration and Conservation Progr…