Marine Turtle Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2009

H.R. 509, the Marine Turtle Conservation Reauthorization was considered by the House Committee on Natural Resources which has recommended it be considered by the entire chamber. A vote has not yet been scheduled.
The bill extends the provisions of Marine Turtle Conservation Act (MTCA) of 2003 through 2014.

From the Congressional Budget Office Summary:[PDF]

H.R. 509 would authorize the appropriation of $5 million for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014 for the Department of the Interior to support programs to protect and conserve marine turtles. The bill also would make states eligible for those funds, which are now available to foreign or international organizations and other entities involved in marine turtle conservation (current law authorizes funding of $5 million annually through fiscal year 2009 for this program). CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 509 would cost $24 million over the 2010-2014 period, assuming appropriation of the authorized amounts. Enacting the bill would not affect direct spending or revenues.
H.R. 509 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments.