To allow the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Coastal and Estuarine Resilience and Restoration Program, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To allow the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Coastal and Estuarine Resilience and Restoration Program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Healthcare, Labor.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H9466B9CE0A424D23A27600DBDBD4D92D: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Resilient Coasts and Estuaries Act of 2025.
- Section H38ECCF9D204F4698A99336721DA42DEB: 2. Coastal and Estuarine Resilience and Restoration Program Section 307A of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1456–1) is amended— by striking...
- Section HC039960A48024F69939009AB5AE7A107: 3. Amendments to National Estuarine Research Reserve System Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall have...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To allow the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Coastal and Estuarine Resilience and Restoration Program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Healthcare, Labor
Primary Purpose
This bill, To allow the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Coastal and Estuarine Resilience and Restoration Program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Levin (for himself, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, Ms. Bonamici, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a national estuarine reserve designated under section 315
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