Oyster Conservation Act
This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide grants to certain entities, including the academic community and seafood industry, to conduct research on the conservation, restoration, or management of oysters in estuarine ecosystems.
Grant awards may not exceed 85% of the research project's total cost unless NOAA waives such requirement. Additionally, NOAA must ensure that grant funding is apportioned according to the historic baseline (i.e., the estimated population of oysters in an estuary in 1850) oyster population of each estuary of the United States.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-22 | Committee | Committee Hearings Held. | House committee actions |
| 2021-06-17 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. | House committee actions |
| 2021-06-14 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House floor actions |
| 2021-06-14 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |