A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a constituent-driven program to provide a digital information platform capable of efficiently integrating coastal data with decision-support tools, training, and best practices and to support collection of priority coastal geospatial data to inform and improve local, State, regional, and Federal capacities to manage the coastal region, and for other purposes.
Digital Coast Act
This bill provides statutory authority for and revises the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Digital Coast program. (The program currently exists under NOAA to provide data, tools, and training that communities use to manage their coastal resources.)
NOAA must focus on filling data needs and gaps for critical coastal management issues and support continued improvement in existing efforts to coordinate the acquisition and integration of key data sets needed for coastal management.
NOAA may enter into financial agreements and collect fees to carry out the program.
Additionally, NOAA may establish publicly available tools that track ocean and Great Lakes economy data for each coastal state.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 256.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Mr. Huffman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5739-5741)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1069.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5739-5740)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5739-5740)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7188)
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 1069 by Unanimous Consent.
Enacted as Public Law 116-223
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Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 1069 by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 116-223.
Became Public Law No: 116-223.