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Digital Coast Act

Introduced: November 19, 2015 Introduced by: Baldwin, Tammy Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 29, 2016
Held at the desk.
Nov 29, 2016
Received in the House.
Nov 29, 2016
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 28, 2016
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 28, 2016
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 28, 2016
The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6520)
Nov 28, 2016
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6519-6520; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S6519-6520)
Oct 27, 2016
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 660.
Oct 27, 2016
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune under authority of the order of the Senate of 09/29/2016 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-369.
Apr 27, 2016
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Nov 19, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Nov 19, 2015
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Digital Coast Act

(Sec. 4) 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.

What's happening now November 29, 2016

Held at the desk.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2