S.668 - Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2009

A bill to reauthorize the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act to promote the protection of the resources of the Northwest Straits, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)

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  • Short: Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2009 as introduced.
  • Official: A bill to reauthorize the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act to promote the protection of the resources of the Northwest Straits, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2009 as reported to senate.

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10/21/2009--Reported to Senate amended. Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Amends the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act to define "Northwest Straits" as the marine waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and of Puget Sou

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10/21/2009--Reported to Senate amended. Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Amends the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act to define "Northwest Straits" as the marine waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and of Puget Sound from the Canadian border to the south end of Snohomish County, Washington. Sets forth the membership of the Northwest Straits Advisory Commission. Directs the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, to appoint an employee of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to serve as a liaison between the Commission and the Department of Commerce and to attend the Commission's meetings and events as a nonvoting participant. States the goal of the Commission as the protection and restoration of the marine waters, habitats, and species of the Northwest Straits region in Washington to achieve ecosystem health and sustainable resource use. Enumerates the duties of the Commission and establish benchmarks for its work. Requires the Commission to submit annual reports to Congress and the Under Secretary on its activities and its progress in achieving specified benchmarks. Authorizes the Manager of the Shorelands and Environmental Assistance Program of Washington's Department of Ecology, upon the recommendation of the Commission and the Director of the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, to appoint and terminate a Director of the Commission. Requires the Director to be confirmed by the Commission. Provides for the establishment of marine resources committees in specified counties of Washington. Authorizes the Director of the Commission and the Director of the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve to establish the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Foundation as a nonprofit foundation to support the Commission and the marine resources committees established by this Act. Authorizes appropriations.

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11/14/10
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Sich zigeunaisieren: Unverschämt und Geizig werden(S. 668). Koptische Zigeuner: auf das Wort der Koptischen kann man sich nicht verlassen. Wie fühlen Sie sich verehrte Vorstandsmitglied...? Ich weiß nicht ob Sie es geschafft haben sich ...

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10/01/10
Deutschlands Wiedervereinigung?… « Metapolitika

Preußen”. in: “Das akademische Deutschland”, Berlin 1930, Bd. I, S.668. Plenzat, Karl: “Der ostpreußische Mensch und seine Bedeutung für das deutsche Geistesleben”. in: “Volk und Reich” 1933, H. 7. ...

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08/25/10
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S. 668) Es bedarf wohl keiner besonderen Phantasie sich auszumalen, dass dieser Sachverhalt den jugendlichen Beschuldigten weder von den vier am Verfahren beteiligten staatlichen Behörden (Polizei, Staatsanwaltschaft, ...

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