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Reauthorizes and updates the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative by defining the Commission’s membership, duties, coordination roles, reporting requirements, benchmarks, and authorized support. It assigns defined roles for the Under Secretary of Commerce (NOAA) and other federal and state partners, requires annual reporting on progress toward benchmarks, and authorizes funding and departmental assistance to carry out the program.
The measure clarifies how the Commission coordinates with federal, state, tribal, and local partners, sets performance benchmarks, and formalizes requirements for annual progress reports to ensure transparency and measurable conservation outcomes for the Northwest Straits region.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced April 10, 2025 by Patty Murray · Last progress April 10, 2025