Members of a House Natural Resources subcommittee were at odds Thursday about legislation that aims to boost national rigs-to-reefs conversions.
During a hearing, the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries heard from witnesses about four bills, including H.R. 6814, the “Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act.”
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.), would require NOAA to review more offshore oil and gas platforms as potential artificial reefs.
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Subcommittee ranking member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and a NOAA official called the proposal too broad and said it doesn’t include the support necessary to conduct more rig-to-reef assessments.
