To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the Coastal Program of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to work with willing partners and provide support to efforts to assess, protect, restore, and enhance important coastal landscapes that provide fish and wildlife habitat on which certain Federal trust species depend, and for other purposes.
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Enrolled (Passed Congress)Additional sponsors: Mr. Moylan, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. LaLota, and Ms. …
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …
Passed House (inferred from enr version)
Passed Senate (inferred from enr version)
Enrolled Bill (inferred from enr version)
Mr. Huffman (for himself and Mrs. González-Colón) introduced the following …
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill legislatively authorizes the Fish and Wildlife Service Coastal Program to conduct collaborative coastal habitat assessment, protection, restoration, and enhancement projects to conserve federal trust species.
Who Benefits and How
- Coastal wildlife and ecosystems gain dedicated conservation program
- Federal trust species (migratory birds, endangered species) benefit from habitat work
- Conservation partners can collaborate with FWS on coastal projects
- Coastal communities benefit from healthy ecosystems
Who Bears the Burden and How
- USFWS implements the Coastal Program
- Program works with willing partners only
- No new regulatory burdens on landowners
Key Provisions
- Authorizes collaborative landscape-level planning
- Covers habitat assessment, protection, restoration, and enhancement
- Focuses on priority coastal landscapes
- Works with willing partners only
Evidence Chain:
This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
Primary Purpose
Authorizes the USFWS Coastal Program to work with partners on coastal habitat conservation for federal trust species.
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Authorize coastal conservation through voluntary partnerships"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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