H.R. 9590 — SAFE for Manatees Act

This section directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to study alternative habitats for manatees of the species Trichechus manatus that currently use warm-water areas around coastal industrial sites in Florida subject to decommissioning. The study must identify unused natural warm-water sites and potential artificial refugia, develop construction plans in consultation with the Army Corps of Engineers, coordinate with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and produce a publicly available report within 180 days of enactment.