Digital Coast Act
- Last Action
- 11/26/2019
Actions
- 2019-11-26Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 256.
- 2019-11-26Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-315.
- 2019-11-26Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-315.
- 2019-09-18Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- 2019-09-18Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 2019-09-18Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
- 2019-05-08Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- 2019-04-23Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- 2019-04-09Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- 2019-04-09Introduced in House
- 2019-04-09Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-11-26 (07)
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;
- enter into contracts with private sector entities as necessary to collect, process, and provide remote sensing and other geospatial data and products; and
- establish public tools that are capable of tracking ocean and Great Lakes economy data for each coastal state.
Cosponsors (4)
- DON YOUNG (R-AK)
- Charlie Crist (D-FL)
- Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR)
- Jefferson Van Drew (D-NJ)
Subjects
- Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
- Department of Commerce
- Earth sciences
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Geography and mapping
- Government information and archives
- Intergovernmental relations
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- State and local government operations
- U.S. territories and protectorates
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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