Bills & Legislation - "A bill to reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 and to establish the United States Coral Reef Task Force, and for other purposes."

Title: A bill to reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 and to establish the United States Coral Reef Task Force, and for other purposes. Source: Bills & Legislation Data/Action: Introduced in Senate Date: 8/1/2019 Text Preview: ...coral reefs, such as coral disease outbreaks, invasive species, coral bleaching, natural disasters, vessel groundings or chemical spills, and other exigent circumstances... ...Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). “(b) Other coral reefs .—Any coral reef or ecologically significant unit of a coral reef not described in subsection (a) may be considered eligible for public assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster... ...and ongoing coral bleaching events; “(4) natural disasters; “(5) man-made disasters, including vessel groundings, hazardous spills...