Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
This bill renews funding for Regional Ocean Partnerships, which are groups where coastal states, territories, and tribes work together on ocean and coastal issues. It extends the program through 2031 and sets specific funding amounts for each year. If this passes, these partnerships keep operating with stable funding for four more years.
Coastal communities depend on coordinated ocean management for clean beaches, healthy fisheries, and safe shipping routes. This bill keeps the federal partnerships that handle that coordination funded and running through 2031, preventing a lapse that could disrupt planning for industries and ecosystems along every U.S. coastline and the Great Lakes.