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This Act may be cited as the . Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2020 The table of contents for this Act is the following: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. Title I—Marine and Coastal Blue Carbon Sec. 101. Blue Carbon Program. Sec. 102. National map of coastal and marine blue carbon ecosystems. Sec. 103. Report on blue carbon in the United States. Sec. 104. Blue Carbon Partnership Grant Program. Sec. 105. Integrated pilot programs to protect and restore degraded coastal blue carbon ecosystems.
Sec. 106. Interagency working group. Sec. 107. Coastal carbon areas of significance. Sec. 108. Authorization of Smithsonian Institution blue carbon activities. Sec. 109. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 110. Definitions. Title II—Marine Protected Areas Sec. 201. Policy. Sec. 202. Interagency Task Force. Sec. 203. Initiate designation process for successful sanctuary nominations and technical corrections to the National Marine Sanctuaries Act. Sec. 204. Increased protection for deep sea corals.
Sec. 205. Marine biodiversity gap analysis. Title III—Offshore Energy Subtitle A—Oil and Gas Leasing in the Outer Continental Shelf Ignore this subtitle for now - Casey/9/16 Sec. 301. Prohibition of oil and gas leasing in all areas of the Outer Continental Shelf. Subtitle B—Offshore Renewable Energy Sec. 311. Sense of Congress on the importance of offshore wind energy. Sec. 312. National offshore wind goals. Sec. 313. Removing roadblocks for data sharing. Sec. 314. Increasing funding for scientific research.
Sec. 315. Extending collaboration with industry. Sec. 316. Developing strategies to protect wildlife. Sec. 317. Offshore wind for the Territories. Sec. 318. Marine energy research Justin Gross . Sec. 319. Increasing funding for coastal conservation and resilience. Title IV—Climate-Ready Fisheries, Efficient Fishery Vessels, and Buy American Seafood Sec. 401. Sense of Congress. Sec. 402. Caught in the USA. Sec. 403. Eliminate fish subsidies in trade agreements Kalyani . Sec. 404.
Fuel efficient fishing vessels Kari . Sec. 405. Climate and fisheries research and management program. Sec. 406. Climate-ready fisheries innovation program. Sec. 407. Shifting Stocks Task Force. Sec. 408. Essential fish habitat consultation. Sec. 409. Ocean Aquaculture Research and Policy Program. Title V—Coastal Barrier Resource Act Amendments Sec. 501. Undeveloped coastal barrier. Sec. 502. Coastal hazard pilot project. Sec. 503. Report on expanding Coastal Barrier Resources Act to the Pacific Coast, including Pacific Territories and Freely Associated States.
Sec. 504. Require disclosure to prospective buyers that property is in the Coastal Barrier Resources System. Sec. 505. Improve Federal agency compliance with Coastal Barrier Resources Act. Sec. 506. Excess Federal property. Sec. 507. Authorization of appropriations. Title VI—Coastal Zone Management Act amendments Sec. 601. Grants to further achievement of Tribal coastal zone objectives. Sec. 602. Eligibility of District of Columbia for Federal funding under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972.
Sec. 603. Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program. Sec. 604. Coastal Zone Management Fund. Sec. 605. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 606. Amendments to National Estuarine Research Reserve System program. Title VII—Insular Affairs Sec. 701. Definitions. Sec. 702. Coastal management technical assistance and report. Sec. 703. Climate Change Insular Research Grant Program. Sec. 704. Extreme weather and climate outreach to insular areas. Sec. 705. Coral reefs. Sec. 706.
Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act. Sec. 707. Office of Insular Affairs Technical Assistance Program. Sec. 708. Disaster relief Federal cost-share waiver. Title VIII—Strengthening Marine Mammal Conservation Sec. 801. Conservation of marine mammals adversely affected by climate change. Sec. 802. Vessel speed restrictions in marine mammal habitat. Sec. 803. Monitoring ocean noise for marine mammal health. Sec. 804. Grants for seaports to establish programs to reduce the impacts of vessel traffic and port operations on marine mammals.
Title IX—International Agreements, Efforts in the Arctic, and Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Resilience Program Subtitle A—International Agreements Kalyani Sec. 901. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Subtitle B—Efforts in the Arctic Kalyani Sec. 911. Reinstatement of Executive Order 13754; Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area. Sec. 912. Plan for the United States to cut black carbon emissions to 33 percent below 2013 levels by 2025. Subtitle C—Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Resilience Program Lisa D.
Sec. 921. Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Resilience Program. Title X—Coastal Resiliency and Adaptation Sec. 1001. Living Shoreline Grant Program. Sec. 1002. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Research Programs. Sec. 1003. Grants for recovering oysters. Sec. 1004. Improvements to the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act. Sec. 1005. Shovel-ready restoration grants for coastlines and fisheries. Sec. 1006. Strategic Climate Change Relocation Initiative and Program.
Title XI—Ocean Health: Ocean Acidification and Harmful Algal Blooms Subtitle A—Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act Sec. 1101. State and United States defined. Sec. 1102. Coastal community vulnerability assessment. Subtitle B—Ocean Acidification Act Sec. 1111. Prize competitions. Subtitle C—COAST Research Act Sec. 1121. Purposes. Sec. 1122. Definitions. Sec. 1123. Interagency working group. Sec. 1124. Strategic research plan. Sec. 1125. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ocean acidification activities.
Sec. 1126. National Science Foundation ocean acidification activities. Sec. 1127. National Aeronautics and Space Administration ocean acidification activities. Sec. 1128. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle D—South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Sec. 1131. South Florida harmful algal blooms and hypoxia assessment and action plan. Subtitle E—Protecting Local Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms Sec. 1141. Algal blooms. Subtitle F—Harmful Algal Bloom Essential Forecasting Sec. 1151.
Designating certain harmful algal bloom services as excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act. Sec. 1152. Centers of Excellence in Harmful Algal Bloom Research, Prevention, Response, and Mitigation. Title XII—National Ocean Policy, Data, and Coordinated Website for Grant Programs Subtitle A—Regional Ocean Partnerships Sec. 1201. Findings; sense of Congress; purposes. Sec. 1202. Regional Ocean Partnerships. Subtitle B—Data and Scientific Coordination Sec. 1211. Increased coordination among agencies with respect to data and monitoring.
Sec. 1212. Interagency Ocean Exploration Committee. Sec. 1213. Committee on Ocean Policy. Sec. 1214. Building data sources. Sec. 1215. National sea level rise risk analysis. Subtitle C—Digital Coast Sec. 1221. Definitions. Sec. 1222. Establishment of the Digital Coast. Subtitle D—Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Sec. 1241. Staggered terms for National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Advisory Committee. Sec. 1242. Integrated coastal and ocean observation system cooperative agreements.
Sec. 1243. Reauthorization of Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009. Sec. 1244. Advanced Research Projects Agency–Oceans. Subtitle E—Centralized Website for Resiliency Grants Sec. 1251. Centralized website for resiliency grants. Title XIII—Wetlands Subtitle A—Coastal Wetlands Sec. 1301. Definitions. Sec. 1302. Coastal and Estuary Resilience Grant Program. Sec. 1303. Data collection. Sec. 1304. Outreach and technical assistance. Sec. 1305. Annual restoration and funding.
Sec. 1306. Prevailing wage requirement. Sec. 1307. Department of the Interior coastal wetland restoration; funding. Title XIV—Measures to Address Greenhouse Gas Pollution From Shipping Vessels Sec. 1401. Greenhouse gas emissions from shipping. Sec. 1402. Quiet Seas and Clear Skies Vessel Speed Reduction Award Program. Title XV—Studies and Reports Sec. 1501. Deep sea mining. Sec. 1502. National Academies assessment of oceanic blue carbon. Sec. 1503. Ocean climate impacts and action report.
Sec. 1504. Report on the ecological and economic effects of high seas fishing in the ocean areas beyond national jurisdiction ( ABNJ ). Sec. 1505. National Academies assessment of public access to the coasts. Sec. 1506. Study examining the impact of ocean acidification and other environmental stressors on estuarine environments.
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