H.R. 4458 — KELP Act

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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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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.

KELP Act

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