KELP Act

To establish a grant program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to award grants to eligible entities for the purpose of carrying out projects on the conservation, restoration, or management of kelp forest ecosystems.

Subjects

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary

Keeping Ecosystems Living and Productive Act or the KELP Act

This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to award grants to carry out projects related to the conservation, restoration, or management of kelp forest ecosystems.

NOAA shall award grants for projects that

address greatest relative regional declines in kelp forest ecosystems;
focus on, among other things, long term ecosystem resilience, kelp forest seeding and connectivity, or urchin removal and other actions to reestablish trophic structure; or
are identified by federal or state restoration and management plans as focal areas for recovery of kelp forests and associated species.

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Related Legislation

H.R. 3764Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2021
2022-12-30Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 511.
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Legislative Actions

2021-07-16
Introduced in House
2021-07-16
Introduced in House
2021-07-16
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2021-07-29
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
2021-07-29
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2022-02-16
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
2022-02-16
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2022-02-16
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 19.
2022-11-16
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-574.
2022-11-16
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-574.
2022-11-16
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 415.

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