Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025
Summary
Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025
This bill revises and reauthorizes for seven years the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative and its Northwest Straits Advisory Commission. The initiative and the commission work to protect and restore marine waters, habitats, and species of the Northwest Straits region (i.e., the waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and of Puget Sound from the Canadian border to the south end of Snohomish County in Washington state).
Among other duties, the commission must provide resources and technical support for marine resources committees, develop scientifically sound restoration and protection recommendations, and serve as a public forum for informal policy discussions about the marine ecosystem of the Northwest Straits region.
Timeline
- Jan 12, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 376.
- Jan 12, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-437.
- Jan 12, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-437.
- Jul 15, 2025Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 15, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jul 15, 2025Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
- May 20, 2025Subcommittee Hearings Held
- May 13, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
- Apr 10, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Apr 10, 2025Introduced in House
- Apr 10, 2025Introduced in House
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