Regional Ocean Partnerships Reauthorization Act of 2026
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Regional Ocean Partnerships Reauthorization Act extends funding authority for regional ocean partnerships under the 2023 NDAA ocean partnership statute. These partnerships help coastal states, federal agencies, tribes, and regional stakeholders coordinate ocean planning, data sharing, habitat protection, offshore energy, fisheries, and coastal resilience work.
Who Benefits and How
Regional ocean partnerships benefit from continued authorization for federal support. Coastal states benefit from a regional forum for ocean planning and data coordination. Ocean data users benefit from shared mapping and planning products produced through partnerships. Coastal resilience programs benefit when partnerships coordinate federal, state, and regional priorities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
NOAA must administer or coordinate the reauthorized partnership support. Regional partnership staff must manage grants, reporting, and stakeholder coordination. Coastal state agencies must participate in regional planning and data work. Federal taxpayers fund the reauthorized partnership support.
Key Provisions
- Amends the regional ocean partnerships authorization.
- Extends federal support for regional ocean partnership work.
- Supports coastal state and regional ocean planning coordination.
- Requires partnership staff and NOAA to administer continued support.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Reauthorizes regional ocean partnership funding so coastal states and regional ocean planning bodies can continue coordination work.
Key Policy Areas
Oceans, Coastal Management
Primary Purpose
Reauthorizes regional ocean partnership funding so coastal states and regional ocean planning bodies can continue coordination work.
Policy Domains
Bill provisions
Identified Gains
- Regional ocean partnerships
- Coastal states
- Ocean data users
- Coastal resilience programs
Identified Costs
- NOAA
- Regional partnership staff
- Coastal state agencies
- Federal taxpayers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, …
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Wicker (for himself, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Regional ocean partnerships, Regional partnership staff
Positive-direction: Regional ocean partnerships
Negative-direction: Regional partnership staff
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "administrator"
- → NOAA Administrator
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