Legis Daily

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.

USA115th CongressHR-4062| House 
| Updated: 10/18/2017
C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger

C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger

Democratic Representative

Maryland

Cosponsors (18)
Don Young (Republican)Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Carlos Curbelo (Republican)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Digital Coast Act This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a constituent-driven Digital Coast program. (This program currently exists under NOAA to provide data, tools, and training that communities use to manage their coastal resources.) The program must: (1) provide an online resource that integrates geospatial data, decision-support tools, training, and best practices to address coastal management issues and needs, and to enhance resilient communities, ecosystem values, and coastal economic growth and development; and (2) provide for the documentation, dissemination, and archiving of the data. 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, and other purposes. NOAA may enter into financial agreements to carry out the program. NOAA may enter into contracts with private sector entities as may be necessary to collect, process, and provide remote sensing and other geospatial data and products. Additionally, NOAA may establish public tools that are capable of tracking ocean and Great Lakes economy data for each coastal state.
View Full Text

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline
Oct 12, 2017
Introduced in House
Oct 12, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Oct 18, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
  • October 12, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • October 12, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • October 18, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • S 115-110: Digital Coast Act
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologiesDepartment of CommerceEarth sciencesExecutive agency funding and structureGeography and mappingGovernment information and archivesIntergovernmental relationsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesState and local government operationsU.S. territories and protectorates

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.

USA115th CongressHR-4062| House 
| Updated: 10/18/2017
Digital Coast Act This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a constituent-driven Digital Coast program. (This program currently exists under NOAA to provide data, tools, and training that communities use to manage their coastal resources.) The program must: (1) provide an online resource that integrates geospatial data, decision-support tools, training, and best practices to address coastal management issues and needs, and to enhance resilient communities, ecosystem values, and coastal economic growth and development; and (2) provide for the documentation, dissemination, and archiving of the data. 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, and other purposes. NOAA may enter into financial agreements to carry out the program. NOAA may enter into contracts with private sector entities as may be necessary to collect, process, and provide remote sensing and other geospatial data and products. Additionally, NOAA may establish public tools that are capable of tracking ocean and Great Lakes economy data for each coastal state.
View Full Text

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline
Oct 12, 2017
Introduced in House
Oct 12, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Oct 18, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
  • October 12, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • October 12, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • October 18, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger

C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger

Democratic Representative

Maryland

Cosponsors (18)
Don Young (Republican)Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Carlos Curbelo (Republican)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • S 115-110: Digital Coast Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologiesDepartment of CommerceEarth sciencesExecutive agency funding and structureGeography and mappingGovernment information and archivesIntergovernmental relationsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesState and local government operationsU.S. territories and protectorates