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Calendar No. 793 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2489 

[Report No. 108–402] 

To establish a program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration to integrate Federal coastal and ocean mapping activities. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 2, 2004 

Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. STEVENS, Mr. HOLLINGS, Mr. GREGG, Ms. 

SNOWE, Mr. LOTT, Mr. BREAUX, Mr. LAUTENBERG, and Mr. AKAKA) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

OCTOBER 11, 2004 

Reported by Mr. MCCAIN, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To establish a program within the National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration to integrate Federal coastal 

and ocean mapping activities. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coastal and Ocean 

3 Mapping Integration Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. INTEGRATED COASTAL AND OCEAN MAPPING PRO5 GRAM. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Na7 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall es8 tablish a program to develop, in coordination with the 

9 Interagency Committee on Coastal and Ocean Mapping, 

10 a coordinated and comprehensive Federal ocean and coast11 al mapping program for the Great Lakes and Coastal 

12 State waters, the territorial sea, the exclusive economic 

13 zone, and the continental shelf of the United States that 

14 enhances conservation and management of marine re15 sources, improves decision-making regarding research pri16 orities and the siting of research and other platforms, and 

17 advances coastal and ocean science. 

18 (b) PROGRAM PARAMETERS.—In developing such a 

19 program, the Administrator shall work with the Com20 mittee to— 

21 (1) identify all Federal programs conducting 

22 shoreline delineation and coastal or ocean mapping, 

23 noting geographic coverage, frequency, spatial cov24 erage, resolution, and subject matter focus of the 

25 data and location of data archives; 
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1 (2) promote cost-effective, cooperative mapping 

2 efforts among all Federal coastal and ocean mapping 

3 agencies by increasing data sharing, developing data 

4 acquisition and metadata standards, and facilitating 

5 the interoperability of in situ data collection systems, 

6 data processing, archiving, and distribution of data 

7 products; 

8 (3) facilitate the adaptation of existing tech9 nologies as well as foster expertise in new coastal 

10 and ocean mapping technologies by engaging in co11 operative training programs and leveraging agency 

12 expertise, non-governmental organizations, and pri13 vate sector resources to efficiently meet Federal 

14 mapping mandates; 

15 (4) develop standards and protocols for testing 

16 innovative experimental mapping technologies and 

17 transferring new technologies to the private sector; 

18 (5) centrally archive, manage, and distribute 

19 data sets as well as provide mapping products and 

20 services to the general public in service of statutory 

21 requirements; and 

22 (6) develop specific data presentation methods 

23 for use by Federal, State, and other entities that 

24 document locations of federally permitted activities, 

25 submerged cultural resources, undersea cables, off-
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1 shore aquaculture projects, and any areas designated 

2 for the purposes of environmental protection or con3 servation and management of living marine re4 sources. 

5 SEC. 3. INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON COASTAL AND 

6 OCEAN MAPPING. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established 

8 an Interagency Committee on Coastal and Ocean Map9 ping. 

10 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be com11 prised of senior representatives from Federal agencies 

12 with ocean and coastal mapping and surveying responsibil13 ities. The representatives shall be high-ranking officials of 

14 their respective agencies or departments and, whenever 

15 possible, the head of the portion of the agency or depart16 ment that is most relevant to the purposes of this Act. 

17 Membership shall include senior representatives from the 

18 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the 

19 Chief of Naval Operations, the United States Geological 

20 Survey, Minerals Management Service, National Science 

21 Foundation, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, 

22 United States Army Corps of Engineers, United States 

23 Coast Guard, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal 

24 Emergency Management Agency and National Aero-
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1 nautics and Space Administration, and other appropriate 

2 Federal agencies involved in ocean and coastal mapping. 

3 (c) CHAIRMAN.—The Committee shall be chaired by 

4 the representative from the National Oceanic and Atmos5 pheric Administration. The chairman may create sub6 committees chaired by any member agency of the com7 mittee. Working groups may be formed by the full Com8 mittee to address issues of short duration. 

9 (d) MEETINGS.—The Committee shall meet on a 

10 quarterly basis, but subcommittee or working group meet11 ings shall meet on an as-needed basis. 

12 (e) COORDINATION.—The committee should coordi13 nate activities, when appropriate, with other Federal ef14 forts, including the Digital Coast, Geospatial One-Stop, 

15 and the Federal Geographic Data Committee. 

16 SEC. 4. NOAA INTEGRATED MAPPING INITIATIVE. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 

18 date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in con19 sultation with the Committee, shall develop and submit to 

20 the Congress a plan for an integrated coastal and ocean 

21 mapping initiative within the National Oceanic and At22 mospheric Administration. 

23 (b) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—The plan shall— 

24 (1) identify and describe all coastal and ocean 

25 mapping programs within the agency, including 
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1 those that conduct mapping or related activities in 

2 the course of existing missions, such as hydrographic 

3 surveys, ocean exploration projects, living marine re4 source conservation and management programs, 

5 coastal zone management projects, and coastal and 

6 ocean science projects; 

7 (2) establish geographic priorities and minimum 

8 data acquisition and metadata standards for those 

9 programs; 

10 (3) encourage the development of innovative 

11 coastal and ocean mapping technologies and applica12 tions through research and development cooperative 

13 agreements at joint institutes; 

14 (4) document available and developing tech15 nologies, best practices in data processing and dis16 tribution, and leveraging opportunities with other 

17 Federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, 

18 and the private sector; 

19 (5) identify training, technology, and other re20 source requirements for enabling the National Oce21 anic and Atmospheric Administration’s programs, 

22 ships, and aircraft to support a coordinated coastal 

23 and ocean mapping program; 

24 (6) identify a centralized mechanism for coordi25 nating data collection, processing, archiving, and dis-
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1 semination activities of all such mapping programs 

2 within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad3 ministration, including— 

4 (A) designating primary data processing 

5 centers to maximize efficiency in information 

6 technology investment, develop consistency in 

7 data processing, and meet Federal mandates 

8 for data accessibility; and 

9 (B) designating a repository that is re10 sponsible for archiving and managing the dis11 tribution of all coastal and ocean mapping data 

12 to simplify the provision of services to benefit 

13 Federal and State programs; and 

14 (7) set forth a timetable for implementation 

15 and completion of the plan, including a schedule for 

16 periodic Congressional progress reports, and rec17 ommendations for integrating approaches developed 

18 under the initiative into the interagency program. 

19 (c) NOAA JOINT HYDROGRAPHIC CENTERS.—The 

20 Secretary is authorized to maintain and operate up to 3 

21 joint hydrographic centers, which shall be co-located with 

22 an institution of higher education. The centers shall serve 

23 as hydrographic centers of excellence and are authorized 

24 to conduct activities necessary to carry out the purposes 

25 of this Act, including— 
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1 (1) research and development of innovative 

2 coastal and ocean mapping technologies, equipment, 

3 and data products; 

4 (2) mapping of the United States outer conti5 nental shelf; 

6 (3) data processing for non-traditional data and 

7 uses; 

8 (4) advancing the use of remote sensing tech9 nologies, for related issues, including mapping and 

10 assessment of essential fish habitat and of coral re11 sources, ocean observations and ocean exploration; 

12 and 

13 (5) providing graduate education in hydro14 graphic sciences for National Oceanic and Atmos15 pheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps 

16 and civilian personnel. 

17 SEC. 5. INTERAGENCY PROGRAM REPORTING. 

18 No later than 18 months after the date of enactment 

19 of this Act, and bi-annually thereafter, the Chairman of 

20 the Committee shall transmit to the Senate Committee on 

21 Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of 

22 Representatives Committee on Resources a report detail23 ing progress made in implementing the provisions of this 

24 Act, including— 
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1 (1) an inventory of data within the territorial 

2 seas and the exclusive economic zone and throughout 

3 the continental shelf of the United States, noting the 

4 age and source of the survey and the spatial resolu5 tion (metadata) of the data; 

6 (2) identification of priority areas in need of 

7 survey coverage using present technologies; 

8 (3) a resource plan that identifies when priority 

9 areas in need of modern coastal and ocean mapping 

10 surveys can be accomplished; 

11 (4) the status of efforts to produce integrated 

12 digital maps of coastal and ocean areas; 

13 (5) a description of any products resulting from 

14 coordinated mapping efforts under this Act that im15 prove public understanding of the coasts, oceans, or 

16 regulatory decision-making; 

17 (6) documentation of minimum and desired 

18 standards for data acquisition and integrated 

19 metadata; 

20 (7) a statement of the status of Federal efforts 

21 to leverage mapping technologies, coordinate map22 ping activities, share expertise, and exchange data; 

23 (8) a statement of resource requirements for or24 ganizations to meet the goals of the program, includ-
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1 ing technology needs for data acquisition, processing 

2 and distribution systems; 

3 (9) a statement of the status of efforts to de4 classify data gathered by the Navy, the National 

5 Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and other agencies to 

6 the extent possible without jeopardizing national se7 curity, and make it available to partner agencies and 

8 the public; and 

9 (10) a resource plan for a digital coast inte10 grated mapping pilot project for the northern Gulf 

11 of Mexico that will— 

12 (A) cover the area from the authorized 

13 coastal counties through the territorial sea; and 

14 (B) identify how such a pilot project will 

15 leverage public and private mapping data and 

16 resources, such as the United States Geological 

17 Survey National Map, to result in an oper18 ational coastal change assessment program for 

19 the subregion. 

20 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the amounts au22 thorized by section 306 of the Hydrographic Services Im23 provement Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C. 892d), there are au24 thorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry 

25 out this Act— 
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1 (1) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; 

2 (2) $26,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; 

3 (3) $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 

4 (4) $38,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and 

5 (5) $45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 

6 through 2012. 

7 (b) JOINT HYDROGRAPHIC CENTERS.—Of the 

8 amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection (a), the fol9 lowing amounts shall be used to carry out section 4(c) of 

10 this Act: 

11 (1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2005. 

12 (2) $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2006. 

13 (3) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2006. 

14 (4) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2006. 

15 (5) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 

16 through 2012. 

17 SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 

18 In this Act: 

19 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis20 trator’’ means the Administrator of the National 

21 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 

22 (2) COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Committee’’ 

23 means the Interagency Ocean Mapping Committee 

24 established by section 3. 
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1 (3) EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE.—The term 

2 ‘‘exclusive economic zone’’ means the exclusive eco3 nomic zone of the United States established by Pres4 idential Proclamation No. 5030, of March 10, 1983. 

5 (4) OCEAN AND COASTAL MAPPING.—The term 

6 ‘‘ocean and coastal mapping’’ means the collection of 

7 physical, biological, geological, chemical, and archae8 ological characteristics of ocean and coastal sea beds 

9 through the use of acoustics, satellites, aerial photo10 grammetry, light and imaging, and direct sampling. 

11 (5) TERRITORIAL SEA.—The term ‘‘territorial 

12 sea’’ means the belt of sea measured from the base13 line of the United States determined in accordance 

14 with international law, as set forth in Presidential 

15 Proclamation Number 5928, dated December 27, 

16 1988. 

17 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

18 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ocean and Coastal Map19 ping Integration Act’’. 

20 SEC. 2. INTEGRATED OCEAN AND COASTAL MAPPING PRO21 GRAM. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the National 

23 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall establish a 

24 program to develop, in coordination with the Interagency 

25 Committee on Ocean and Coastal Mapping, a coordinated 
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1 and comprehensive Federal ocean and coastal mapping 

2 plan for the Great Lakes and Coastal State waters, the ter3 ritorial sea, the exclusive economic zone, and the conti4 nental shelf of the United States that enhances ecosystem 

5 approaches in decision-making for conservation and man6 agement of marine resources and habitats, establishes re7 search priorities, supports the siting of research and other 

8 platforms, and advances ocean and coastal science. 

9 (b) PROGRAM PARAMETERS.—In developing such a 

10 program, the Administrator shall work with the Committee 

11 to— 

12 (1) identify all Federal and federally-funded pro13 grams conducting shoreline delineation and ocean or 

14 coastal mapping, noting geographic coverage, fre15 quency, spatial coverage, resolution, and subject mat16 ter focus of the data and location of data archives; 

17 (2) promote cost-effective, cooperative mapping 

18 efforts among all Federal agencies conducting ocean 

19 and coastal mapping agencies by increasing data 

20 sharing, developing data acquisition and metadata 

21 standards, and facilitating the interoperability of in 

22 situ data collection systems, data processing, 

23 archiving, and distribution of data products; 

24 (3) facilitate the adaptation of existing tech25 nologies as well as foster expertise in new ocean and 
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1 coastal mapping technologies, including through re2 search, development, and training conducted in co3 operation with the private sector, academia, and 

4 other non-Federal entities; 

5 (4) develop standards and protocols for testing 

6 innovative experimental mapping technologies and 

7 transferring new technologies between the Federal gov8 ernment and the private sector or academia; 

9 (5) centrally archive, manage, and distribute 

10 data sets as well as provide mapping products and 

11 services to the general public in service of statutory 

12 requirements; 

13 (6) develop specific data presentation standards 

14 for use by Federal, State, and other entities that doc15 ument locations of federally permitted activities, liv16 ing and nonliving resources, marine ecosystems, sen17 sitive habitats, submerged cultural resources, undersea 

18 cables, offshore aquaculture projects, and any areas 

19 designated for the purposes of environmental protec20 tion or conservation and management of living ma21 rine resources; and 

22 (7) identify the procedures to be used for coordi23 nating Federal data with State and local government 

24 programs. 
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1 SEC. 3. INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON OCEAN AND COAST2 AL MAPPING. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established an 

4 Interagency Committee on Ocean and Coastal Mapping. 

5 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be comprised 

6 of senior representatives from Federal agencies with ocean 

7 and coastal mapping and surveying responsibilities. The 

8 representatives shall be high-ranking officials of their re9 spective agencies or departments and, whenever possible, the 

10 head of the portion of the agency or department that is most 

11 relevant to the purposes of this Act. Membership shall in12 clude senior representatives from the National Oceanic and 

13 Atmospheric Administration, the Chief of Naval Oper14 ations, the United States Geological Survey, Minerals Man15 agement Service, National Science Foundation, National 

16 Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, United States Army Corps 

17 of Engineers, United States Coast Guard, Environmental 

18 Protection Agency, Federal Emergency Management Agen19 cy and National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 

20 and other appropriate Federal agencies involved in ocean 

21 and coastal mapping. 

22 (c) CHAIRMAN.—The Committee shall be chaired by the 

23 representative from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

24 Administration. The chairman may create subcommittees 

25 chaired by any member agency of the committee. Working 
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1 groups may be formed by the full Committee to address 

2 issues of short duration. 

3 (d) MEETINGS.—The Committee shall meet on a quar4 terly basis, but subcommittee or working group meetings 

5 shall meet on an as-needed basis. 

6 (e) COORDINATION.—The committee should coordinate 

7 activities, when appropriate, with— 

8 (1) other Federal efforts, including the Digital 

9 Coast, Geospatial One-Stop, and the Federal Geo10 graphic Data Committee; 

11 (2) international mapping activities; and 

12 (3) States and user groups through workshops 

13 and other appropriate mechanisms. 

14 SEC. 4. NOAA INTEGRATED MAPPING INITIATIVE. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 

16 date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in con17 sultation with the Committee, shall develop and submit to 

18 the Congress a plan for an integrated ocean and coastal 

19 mapping initiative within the National Oceanic and At20 mospheric Administration. 

21 (b) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—The plan shall— 

22 (1) identify and describe all ocean and coastal 

23 mapping programs within the agency, including those 

24 that conduct mapping or related activities in the 

25 course of existing missions, such as hydrographic sur-
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1 veys, ocean exploration projects, living marine re2 source conservation and management programs, 

3 coastal zone management projects, and ocean and 

4 coastal science projects; 

5 (2) establish priority mapping programs and es6 tablish and periodically update priorities for geo7 graphic areas in surveying and mapping, as well as 

8 minimum data acquisition and metadata standards 

9 for those programs; 

10 (3) encourage the development of innovative 

11 ocean and coastal mapping technologies and applica12 tions through research and development through coop13 erative or other agreements at joint centers of excel14 lence and with the private sector; 

15 (4) document available and developing tech16 nologies, best practices in data processing and dis17 tribution, and leveraging opportunities with other 

18 Federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, 

19 and the private sector; 

20 (5) identify training, technology, and other re21 source requirements for enabling the National Oceanic 

22 and Atmospheric Administration’s programs, ships, 

23 and aircraft to support a coordinated ocean and 

24 coastal mapping program; 
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1 (6) identify a centralized mechanism or office for 

2 coordinating data collection, processing, archiving, 

3 and dissemination activities of all such mapping pro4 grams within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

5 Administration, including— 

6 (A) designating primary data processing 

7 centers to maximize efficiency in information 

8 technology investment, develop consistency in 

9 data processing, and meet Federal mandates for 

10 data accessibility; and 

11 (B) designating a repository that is respon12 sible for archiving and managing the distribu13 tion of all ocean and coastal mapping data to 

14 simplify the provision of services to benefit Fed15 eral and State programs; and 

16 (6) set forth a timetable for implementation and 

17 completion of the plan, including a schedule for peri18 odic Congressional progress reports, and recommenda19 tions for integrating approaches developed under the 

20 initiative into the interagency program. 

21 (c) NOAA JOINT OCEAN AND COASTAL MAPPING CEN22 TERS.—The Secretary is authorized to maintain and oper23 ate up to 3 joint ocean and coastal mapping centers, includ24 ing a joint hydrographic center, which shall be co-located 

25 with an institution of higher education. The centers shall 
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1 serve as hydrographic centers of excellence and are author2 ized to conduct activities necessary to carry out the pur3 poses of this Act, including— 

4 (1) research and development of innovative ocean 

5 and coastal mapping technologies, equipment, and 

6 data products; 

7 (2) mapping of the United States outer conti8 nental shelf; 

9 (3) data processing for non-traditional data and 

10 uses; 

11 (4) advancing the use of remote sensing tech12 nologies, for related issues, including mapping and 

13 assessment of essential fish habitat and of coral re14 sources, ocean observations and ocean exploration; 

15 and 

16 (5) providing graduate education in ocean and 

17 coastal mapping sciences for National Oceanic and 

18 Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer 

19 Corps, personnel of other agencies with ocean and 

20 coastal mapping programs, and civilian personnel. 

21 SEC. 5. INTERAGENCY PROGRAM REPORTING. 

22 No later than 18 months after the date of enactment 

23 of this Act, and bi-annually thereafter, the Chairman of the 

24 Committee shall transmit to the Senate Committee on Com25 merce, Science, and Transportation and the House of Rep-
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1 resentatives Committee on Resources a report detailing 

2 progress made in implementing the provisions of this Act, 

3 including— 

4 (1) an inventory of ocean and coastal mapping 

5 data, noting the metadata, within the territorial seas 

6 and the exclusive economic zone and throughout the 

7 continental shelf of the United States, noting the age 

8 and source of the survey and the spatial resolution 

9 (metadata) of the data; 

10 (2) identification of priority areas in need of 

11 survey coverage using present technologies; 

12 (3) a resource plan that identifies when priority 

13 areas in need of modern ocean and coastal mapping 

14 surveys can be accomplished; 

15 (4) the status of efforts to produce integrated dig16 ital maps of ocean and coastal areas; 

17 (5) a description of any products resulting from 

18 coordinated mapping efforts under this Act that im19 prove public understanding of the coasts, oceans, or 

20 regulatory decision-making; 

21 (6) documentation of minimum and desired 

22 standards for data acquisition and integrated 

23 metadata; 
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1 (7) a statement of the status of Federal efforts to 

2 leverage mapping technologies, coordinate mapping 

3 activities, share expertise, and exchange data; 

4 (8) a statement of resource requirements for or5 ganizations to meet the goals of the program, includ6 ing technology needs for data acquisition, processing 

7 and distribution systems; 

8 (9) a statement of the status of efforts to declas9 sify data gathered by the Navy, the National 

10 Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and other agencies to 

11 the extent possible without jeopardizing national secu12 rity, and make it available to partner agencies and 

13 the public; and 

14 (10) a resource plan for a digital coast inte15 grated mapping pilot project for the northern Gulf of 

16 Mexico that will— 

17 (A) cover the area from the authorized 

18 coastal counties through the territorial sea; 

19 (B) identify how such a pilot project will le20 verage public and private mapping data and re21 sources, such as the United States Geological 

22 Survey National Map, to result in an oper23 ational coastal change assessment program for 

24 the subregion; and 
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1 (11) the status of efforts to coordinate Federal 

2 programs with State and local government programs 

3 and leverage those programs. 

4 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the amounts author6 ized by section 306 of the Hydrographic Services Improve7 ment Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C. 892d), there are authorized 

8 to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this 

9 Act— 

10 (1) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; 

11 (2) $26,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; 

12 (3) $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 

13 (4) $38,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and 

14 (5) $45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 

15 through 2012. 

16 (b) JOINT OCEAN AND COASTAL MAPPING CENTERS.— 

17 Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection (a), 

18 the following amounts shall be used to carry out section 4(c) 

19 of this Act: 

20 (1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2005. 

21 (2) $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2006. 

22 (3) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2007. 

23 (4) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2008. 

24 (5) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 

25 through 2012. 
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1 (c) INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE.—Notwithstanding any 

2 other provision of law, from amounts authorized to be ap3 propriated for fiscal years 2005 through 2012 to the Depart4 ment of Defense, the Department of the Interior, the Depart5 ment of Homeland Security, the Environmental Protection 

6 Agency, and the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis7 tration, the head of each such department or agency may 

8 make available not more than $10,000,000 per fiscal year 

9 to carry out interagency activities under section 3 of this 

10 Act. 

11 SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 

12 In this Act: 

13 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis14 trator’’ means the Administrator of the National Oce15 anic and Atmospheric Administration. 

16 (2) COASTAL STATE.—The term ‘‘coastal state’’ 

17 has the meaning given that term by section 304(4) of 

18 the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 

19 1453(4). 

20 (3) COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Committee’’ means 

21 the Interagency Ocean Mapping Committee estab22 lished by section 3. 

23 (4) EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE.—The term ‘‘ex24 clusive economic zone’’ means the exclusive economic 
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1 zone of the United States established by Presidential 

2 Proclamation No. 5030, of March 10, 1983. 

3 (5) OCEAN AND COASTAL MAPPING.—The term 

4 ‘‘ocean and coastal mapping’’ means the acquisition, 

5 processing, and management of physical, biological, 

6 geological, chemical, and archaeological characteris7 tics and boundaries of ocean and coastal areas, re8 sources, and sea beds through the use of acoustics, sat9 ellites, aerial photogrammetry, light and imaging, di10 rect sampling, and other mapping technologies. 

11 (6) TERRITORIAL SEA.—The term ‘‘territorial 

12 sea’’ means the belt of sea measured from the baseline 

13 of the United States determined in accordance with 

14 international law, as set forth in Presidential Procla15 mation Number 5928, dated December 27, 1988. 

Calendar No. 793 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2489 

[Report No. 108–402] 

A BILL 

To establish a program within the National Oceanic 

Federal coastal and ocean mapping activities. and Atmospheric Administration to integrate 

OCTOBER 11, 2004 

Reported with an amendment in the nature of a 

substitute