Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025
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Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025 This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2031 the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative and its Northwest Straits Advisory Commission. The initiative and the commission work to protect and restore marine waters, habitats, and species of the Northwest Straits region. The region stretches from Snohomish and Jefferson counties in Washington state to the Canadian border and includes the U.S. marine waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the San Juan Islands, and the northern area of the Puget Sound. The bill establishes requirements regarding the commission's membership, goals, and duties. Among other duties, the commission must provide resources and technical support for marine resources committees, develop scientifically sound restoration and protection recommendations, and serve as a public forum for informal policy discussions about the marine ecosystem of the Northwest Straits region.
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2026 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
Issues related to the reauthorization of the Northwest Straits Commission (H.R. 2860/S. 1433). Issues related to the implementation of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (P.L. 118-272). Issues related to invasive species. Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) 2026. Issues related to pinniped removal and population management. Issues related to population management of Pacific Northwest species. Issues related to the ESA Amendments Act of 2025 (H.R. 1897).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 172.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-67.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2026 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
Issues related to the reauthorization of the Northwest Straits Commission (H.R. 2860/S. 1433). Issues related to the implementation of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (P.L. 118-272). Issues related to invasive species. Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) 2026. Issues related to pinniped removal and population management. Issues related to population management of Pacific Northwest species. Issues related to the ESA Amendments Act of 2025 (H.R. 1897).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2025 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Issues related to the reauthorization of the Northwest Straits Commission (H.R. 2860/S. 1433). Issues related to the implementation of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (P.L. 118-272). Issues related to invasive species. Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) 2026. Issues related to pinniped removal and population management. Issues related to beaver population management. Issues related to the ESA Amendments Act of 2025 (H.R. 1897). Issues related to aquatic invasive species.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)