Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act
Reported from committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 7
- Latest action
- Sep 15, 2026
What it does
The Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act would amend the National Fishing Enhancement Act of 1984 to promote the conversion of inactive offshore oil and gas platforms and pipelines into artificial reefs through a process called "Reefing in Place." It establishes a framework for applicants to seek approval to decommission structures by leaving them in place, toppling them, or partially removing them to enhance fishery resources, while requiring assessments, eligibility determinations, reef planning area designations, and liability transfers to states upon completion. The bill also preserves existing reefing and decommissioning options and allows states to assume responsibility for…
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Where it stands
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