To establish a head-start program for threatened and endangered sea turtles for release into the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes.
Sea Turtle Conservation Assistance Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a comprehensive headstart program for endangered and threatened species of sea turtles found in the Gulf of Mexico and along the Atlantic seaboard. Requires the focus of such program to be the release of sea turtles into the Gulf of Mexico and other locations, as necessary, for the conservation of such turtles.
Directs the Secretary to construct captive maintenance facilities, monitor the results of the headstart program, and expand and accelerate ongoing research on sea turtle ecology.
Limits the Federal share of such program to 75 percent of the total cost. Permits State, local governments, or private entities to contribute to the non-Federal share of such program.
Authorizes appropriations.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, Interior.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
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