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S 810 111th Congress Senate

Ocean and Coastal Adaptation Planning Act

Official title: 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… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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 and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 2, 2009 Introduced by: Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Climate change and greenhouse gasesEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchGreat LakesHigher education
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Marine and coastal resources, fisheriesWater quality
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It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 2, 2009
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 Latest action April 2, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ocean and Coastal Adaptation Planning Act - Directs the Administrators of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to jointly establish four Institutes for Ocean and Coastal Adaptation to Climate Change and Ocean Acidification to: (1) assess, prepare for, and adapt to the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on ocean and coastal areas and resources, including the Great Lakes; and (2) create centers of excellence to document and predict coastal and ocean effects of climate change and ocean acidification and to serve as principal national and international resources for technical expertise on adaptation strategies.

Requires the Administrators to jointly select and award a grant to one institution of higher education to serve as such an Institute in each of four regions: (1) the Great Lakes Region; (2) the Northeast Region; (3) the Southeast and Gulf Coast Region; and (4) the Western and Pacific Region.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 810: Ocean and Coastal Adaptation Planning Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-810/
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"S. 810: Ocean and Coastal Adaptation Planning Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-810/.
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S. 810, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-810/.
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