LA State of the Coast conference, NOLA, March 18-20, 2014– http://www.stateofthecoast.org/
Posts by Andy Shepard
Legislation
Water Resources Development Act (S601 and HR3080) in conference; conferees shown at http://www.nado.org/house-joins-senate-in-appointing-conferees-for-water-resources-bill/. Senate Bill S601 (https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr3080/text) includes Title XII– National Endowment for the Oceans, not included in original HR3080 passed by House.
NFWF phase I
NFWF announcement for initial round of restoration projects for $100M– http://www.nfwf.org/whoweare/mediacenter/pr/Pages/NFWF-Announces-More-Than-$100-Million-.aspx
Federal restoration project portal
NOAA portal for submitting Gulf restoration project ideas is at http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/restoration/give-us-your-ideas/suggest-a-restoration-project/. To view ideas submitted to this portal see http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/restoration/give-us-your-ideas/view-submitted-projects/.
State restoration project portals
Portals for DWH oil spill restoration project submissions: AL at http://www.restorealabama.org; FL at http://www.dep.state.fl.us/deepwaterhorizon/projects_restore_act.htm; LA at http://coastal.la.gov/our-work/restoration-planning; MS portal at http://www.msrestoreteam.com/ppp/ppp.php; TX not open.
NAS meetings
National Academy of Sciences Gulf Program events page at http://nationalacademies.org/gulf/events/index.html
RESTORE Act regulations
Treasury Regulations (proposed rule) for RESTORE Act draft on-line for public feedback at https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2013/09/06/2013-21595/gulf-coast-restoration-trust-fund
GOMRI meeting
GOMRI Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference, January 2013, report and products– http://2013.gulfofmexicoconference.org
Capitol Hill Oceans Week
Capitol Hill Oceans Week agenda (June 4-6, 2013) with videos from sessions and presentations at http://nmsfocean.org/chow-2013-agenda; includes presentation by Dr. Larry McKinney’s, Harte Res. Inst. Director and GOMURC Board member from TX, entitled “Reducing Risks to People and Nature: Updates from the Gulf of Mexico” (http://www.nmsfocean.org/files/McKinney.pdf).
Gulf workshops
Environmental Law Institute workshops at http://eli-ocean.org/gulf/upcoming-workshops/