117th Congress
To establish programs to reduce the impacts of vessel traffic and underwater noise on marine mammals, and for other purposes.
Purpose
To establish programs to reduce the impacts of vessel traffic and underwater noise on marine mammals, and for other purposes.
Summary of Selected Provisions
- Directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to maintain an “ocean soundscape development program” that leverages existing monitoring networks and expands data collection on underwater sound in highly trafficked locations
- Directs NOAA to create a grant program that funds efforts to reduce vessel strikes and stressors on marine mammals
- Requires NOAA to establish a program to monitor North Atlantic whales and mitigate risks of collisions with vessels
- Directs the Maritime Administration to establish a grant program that funds the development and implementation of technologies that reduce underwater marine vessel noise
Primary Sponsors
Co-sponsors by Party
R
1
D
4
I
0
Actions
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03/08/2022Introduced in House