Climate Science Research Proposals from the 110th Congress
H.R. 21: Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act, which would, among other things, establish a national policy for America’s oceans, strengthen the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure. The bill cites global climate change as a major threat to marine ecosystem health. Sponsor: Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA) (3 cosponsors)
H.R. 250: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act which would, among other things, provide funding to study the earth’s climate and enhance our ability to predict and respond to climate variability and change.
Sponsor: Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-MI) (1 cosponsor)
H.R. 906: Global Change Research and Data Management Act of 2007. The Act directs the President to “establish an interagency committee to ensure cooperation and coordination of all Federal research activities” pertaining to human-induced or natural changes in the global environment, including global climate change.
Sponsor: Rep. Mark Udall (D-CO) (1 cosponsor)
H.R. 1507: Salmon Economic Analysis and Planning Act. Among other provisions, the bill directs the Secretary of Commerce and the National Academy of Sciences to conduct scientific analysis of Federal salmon protection restoration and recovery actions, and to include in that analysis an identification of the effect of global climate change on ocean conditions and hydrological conditions in the Snake and Columbia Rivers and their salmon and steelhead-bearing tributaries; as well as an examination of how such global climate change effects might affect the Federal recovery actions of naturally spawning, wild salmon and steelhead populations. Sponsor: Rep. Jim McDermott (D-MA) (65 cosponsors)
H.R. 1728: Global Warming Education Act. The Act would authorize that National Science Foundation to establish a Global Warming Education Program. Sponsor: Rep. Michael Honda (D-CA) (17 cosponsors)
H.R. 1867: National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2007. In authorizing appropriations for the National Science Foundation (NSF) for FY 2008, this bill, among other provisions, instructs the Director of the NSF to support activities to create informal educational materials, exhibits, and multimedia presentations relevant to global warming, climate science and greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction strategies. The bill also instructs the Director to support the development of such materials for K-12 education, as part of Discovery Research K-12 activities. Sponsor: Rep. Brian Baird (D-WA) (21 cosponsors) Action: 5/2/07, Passed the House, 399-17.
H.R. 1975: Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act. Among other purposes, this bill designates certain National Forest System, National Park System, and Bureau of Land Management-administered public lands as components of a National Wilderness Preservation System, a National Wild and Scenic River System, and National Wildland Restoration and Recovery Areas. In the title establishing the National Wildland Restoration and Recovery System, the bill finds that “Recovery activities are required to reverse severe damage to native fish and wildlife populations and water quality in these areas and to facilitate the dispersal of species in response to climate change,” and mandates that “All lands within the Recovery System shall be managed so as to restore their native vegetative cover and reduce or eliminate invasive non-native species, facilitate native species diversity to the extent possible with climate change…” Sponsor: Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) (110 cosponsors)
Also see: S. 280:
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