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Keeping Ecostystems 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; or
  • are identified by federal or state restoration and management plans as focal areas for recovery of kelp forests and associated species.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2022-11-16CalendarsPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 415.House floor actions
2022-11-16CommitteeReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-574.House floor actions
2022-02-16CommitteeOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 19.House committee actions
2022-02-16CommitteeCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.House committee actions
2022-02-16CommitteeSubcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.House committee actions
2021-07-29CommitteeSubcommittee Hearings Held.House committee actions
2021-07-29CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.House committee actions
2021-07-16IntroReferralReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.House floor actions
2021-07-16IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Public Lands and Natural Resources
Related Subjects
  • Aquatic ecology
  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
  • Pest management
  • Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
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