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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2063

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MARCH 23 (legislative day, FEBRUARY 22), 1994

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science,

and Transportation

AN ACT

To amend existing law relating to the National Coastal

Resources Research and Development Institute.

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Coastal Re5 sources Development Act of 1993’’.
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1 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO NATIONAL COASTAL

2 RESOURCES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

3 INSTITUTE.

4 (a) ADMINISTRATION OF INSTITUTE.—Section

5 201(a) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize appropria6 tions to carry out the Marine Mammal Protection Act of

7 1972 for fiscal years 1985 through 1988, and for other

8 purposes’’ (16 U.S.C. 1463b(a)) is amended by striking

9 ‘‘by the Oregon State Marine Science Center’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘by the Oregon State System of Higher Education’’.

11 (b) FUNCTIONS OF INSTITUTE.—Section 201(b) of

12 such Act (16 U.S.C. 1463b(b)) is amended to read as fol13 lows:

14 ‘‘(b) The Institute shall promote the economic growth

15 and prosperity of the United States by transferring re16 search and technology into applications to improve the

17 economic, environmental, and social well-being of the Na18 tion’s coastal communities and the competitiveness of

19 coastal businesses.’’.

20 (c) MEMBERSHIP OF BOARD OF GOVERNORS.—Sec21 tion 201(c)(1) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1463b(c)(1)) is

22 amended to read as follows:

23 ‘‘(c)(1) The policies of the Institute shall be deter24 mined by a Board of Governors composed of—
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1 ‘‘(A) 1 representative appointed by the Chan2 cellor of the Oregon State System of Higher Edu3 cation; and

4 ‘‘(B) 1 representative of each of the following

5 regions, appointed jointly by Governors of the States

6 comprising that region:

7 ‘‘(i) The Alaska region, consisting of Alas8 ka.

9 ‘‘(ii) The Northwest Pacific Coast region,

10 consisting of Oregon and Washington.

11 ‘‘(iii) The Southwest Pacific Coast region,

12 consisting of California.

13 ‘‘(iv) The Pacific Islands region, consisting

14 of Hawaii, American Samoa, and Guam.

15 ‘‘(v) The Great Lakes region, consisting of

16 Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois,

17 Wisconsin, and Minnesota.

18 ‘‘(vi) The Gulf Coast region, consisting of

19 Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.

20 ‘‘(vii) The South Atlantic and Caribbean

21 region, consisting of South Carolina, Georgia,

22 Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Is23 lands.
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1 ‘‘(viii) The Mid-Atlantic region, consisting

2 of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North

3 Carolina.

4 ‘‘(ix) The North Atlantic region, consisting

5 of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode

6 Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and

7 Maine.’’.

8 (d) ADVISORY COUNCIL.—Section 201(d)(1) of such

9 Act (16 U.S.C. 1463b(d)(1)) is amended by inserting

10 ‘‘and leaders in coastal communities and businesses’’ after

11 ‘‘community’’.

12 (e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 201(e) of

13 such Act (16 U.S.C. 1463b(e)) is amended by striking

14 ‘‘Oregon Board of Higher Education’’ and inserting ‘‘Or15 egon State System of Higher Education’’.

16 (f) REPORTS.—Section 201(g) of such Act (16

17 U.S.C. 1463b(g)) is amended to read as follows:

18 ‘‘(g) The Institute shall report to the Congress on

19 its activities annually, and shall report to the Secretary

20 of Commerce in a like manner biennially.’’.

Passed the House of Representatives March 21,

1994.

Attest: DONNALD K. ANDERSON,

Clerk.