Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 12/17/2021
Actions
- 2021-12-17Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 218.
- 2021-12-17Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell without amendment. Without written report.
- 2021-12-17Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell without amendment. Without written report.
- 2021-06-16Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 2021-06-09Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 2021-06-09Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-12-17 (25)
Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2021
This bill provides support for aquatic conservation (e.g., coastal wetlands and fisheries), boating safety, and boating infrastructure.
For example, the bill reauthorizes through FY2026 and revises the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund, which provides funding for several things, including fisheries conservation and management, water and boating infrastructure, and recreational boating safety.
In addition, it revises the Federal Aid to Wildlife Restoration Fund, which supports wildlife restoration, conservation, and hunter education and safety programs.
The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on (1) the increasing use of nonmotorized vessels and their impacts on motorized and nonmotorized vessel access, (2) user conflicts at waterway access points, (3) the use of Sport Fish Restoration Program funds to improve nonmotorized vessel access and the reasons for providing such access, and (4) the use of Recreational Boating Safety Program funds for nonmotorized boating safety programs. The GAO must also consult with the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council and the National Boating Safety Advisory Council on study design, scope, and priorities for the report.
Cosponsors (1)
- Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Subjects
- Advisory bodies
- Appropriations
- Coast guard
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of the Interior
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Hunting and fishing
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Outdoor recreation
- Solid waste and recycling
- Transportation programs funding
- Transportation safety and security
- Wetlands
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
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