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HR 2834 IH

To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct a technological capability assessment, survey, and economic feasibility study regarding recovery of minerals, other than oil and natural gas, from the shallow and deep seabed of the United States.

June 11, 2009

Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct a technological capability assessment, survey, and economic feasibility study regarding recovery of minerals, other than oil and natural gas, from the shallow and deep seabed of the United States.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TECHNOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT, SURVEY, AND STUDY OF DEEP SEABED MINERALS.

(a) Authorization- The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in consultation with the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall conduct--

(1) an assessment of all available domestic technological capabilities required for the location and the efficient and environmentally sound recovery of minerals, other than oil and natural gas, from the shallow and deep seabed of the United States;

(2) a survey of the shallow and deep seabed of the United States to identify sites for the recovery of such minerals; and

(3) an economic feasibility study on the recovery of such minerals.

(b) Report- No later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit a report to Congress containing the findings and recommendations of the assessment, survey, and study under this section.

(c) Definition- In this section the term `shallow and deep seabed of the United States'--

(1) means areas of the seabed that are contiguous to and within 200 miles of the territorial sea of the United States and the resources of which are subject to its jurisdiction or control; and

(2) includes such areas that are contiguous to and within 200 miles of the territorial sea around any inhabited and uninhabited territory or possession of the United States including American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Midway Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, Marshall Islands, Midway Islands, Wake Island, Johnston Atoll, Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands, Kingman Reef, Navassa Island, Serranilla Bank, Bajo Nuevo Bank, and Palmyra Atoll.

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