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S 3515 110th Congress Senate

A bill to establish 4 regional institutes as centers of excellence for research, planning, and related efforts to assess and prepare for the impacts of climate change on ocean and coastal areas.

Introduced: September 18, 2008 Introduced by: Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Climate change and greenhouse gasesCoastal zoneEconomics and Public FinanceEducation
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Environmental ProtectionEnvironmental researchFederal aid to educationFederal aid to researchGreat LakesHigher educationMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine pollutionOceanographyResearch centersScience, Technology, CommunicationsWater Resources Development
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Sep 18, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sep 18, 2008
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) establish an Institute for Ocean and Coastal Adaptation to Climate Change at an institution of higher education in each of four separate regions of the United States; and (2) award grants to such educational institutions for research, planning, and related activities to assess and prepare for the impacts of climate change on ocean and coastal areas, including the Great Lakes.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3515: A bill to establish 4 regional institutes as centers of excellence for research, planning, and related efforts to assess and prepare for the impacts of climate change on ocean and coastal areas.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3515/
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"S. 3515: A bill to establish 4 regional institutes as centers of excellence for research, planning, and related efforts to assess and prepare for the impacts of climate change on ocean and coastal areas.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3515/.
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S. 3515, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3515/.
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