The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations late yesterday released the text of the FY2013 Disaster Assistance Supplemental including $150 million for fisheries disaster relief.
WASHINGTON (Saving Seafood) December 13, 2012 — The emergency spending contained in the bill is equal to the President's request, and contains no earmarks. The bill next goes to the full Senate, and and must also pass the House before it would go to the President for signature.
From the committee press release:
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE CHAPTER: $513 million
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): $482 million
– $57 million for NOAA to locate, map, identify, track and clean up marine debris.
– $63 million to repair and improve hurricane and severe weather forecasting capabilities.
– $15 million to repair NOAA facilities and ocean observing and coastal monitoring equipment damaged by Hurricane Sandy.
– $150 million for fishery disasters declared by the Secretary of Commerce in 2012.
– $197 million to evaluate, stabilize, restore, and protect coastal ecosystems and habitat impacted by Hurricane Sandy.
From p. 5 of bill text
(5) $150,000,000, for necessary expenses related to fishery disasters as declared by the Secretary of Commerce in calendar year 2012:
Provided, That the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Read the committee press release