H.R. 2548 · 111th Congress
Keep America's Waterfronts Working Act of 2009
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Chellie Pingree
- Introduced
- 2009-05-21
- Latest action
- 2009-10-20 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Summary
Keep America's Waterfronts Working Act of 2009 - Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to direct the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to establish a Working Waterfront Grant Program to make a grant, through a regionally equitable, competitive funding process, to any coastal state to implement a plan to preserve and expand access to coastal waters for persons engaged in commercial fishing, recreational fishing, aquaculture, boatbuilding, or other water-dependent coastal-related business.
Authorizes the Secretary to award planning grants to coastal states to develop or revise comprehensive working waterfront plans.