cols as are necessary to assure the interoperability 
of remote sensing and other geospatial data with all 
users of such information within— 
(A) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration; 
(B) other Federal agencies; 
(C) State and local government; and 
(D) the private sector; 
(3) coordinating with, seeking assistance and 
cooperation of, and providing liaison to the Federal 
Geographic Data Committee pursuant to Office of 
Management and Budget Circular A–16 and Execu-
tive Order No. 12906; and 
(4) providing for the utilization of contracts 
with the private sector, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, to provide such products and services as are 
necessary to collect remote sensing and other 
geospatial data; which contracts shall be considered 
‘‘surveying and mapping’’ services as such term is 
used and as such contracts are awarded at the dis-
cretion of the Secretary in accordance with the selec-
tion procedures in chapter 11 of title 40, United 
States Code. 
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SEC. 5. COASTAL SERVICES CENTERS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish, 
within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion, the Coastal Services Centers to facilitate the develop-
ment of products and services that address the needs of 
local, State, and regional entities involved with coastal and 
ocean decisionmaking including those State coastal man-
agement and research reserves benefitting from this Act, 
and to lead development and maintenance of the Digital 
Coast. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Coastal Services 
Centers shall be to— 
(1) support the environmental, social, and eco-
nomic well-being of the coast by linking people, in-
formation, and technology; 
(2) identify and assess coastal and ocean man-
agement needs and increase the capabilities and ca-
pacities of managers to address them at the local, 
State, and regional levels; 
(3) manage the Digital Coast program to carry 
out the intent of this Act; 
(4) convene and engage coastal managers and 
decisionmakers in dialog concerning coastal issues 
and share information and best practices across this 
audience; and 
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(5) collaborate with various programs of the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
other Federal agencies, and nongovernmental enti-
ties to bring data, information, services, and tools to 
the Nation’s coastal and ocean decisionmakers. 
(c) FINANCIAL AGREEMENTS.—To carry out this 
Act, including to provide program support to non-Federal 
entities that participate in implementing this Act, the Sec-
retary— 
(1) may enter into financial agreements includ-
ing grants, cooperative agreements, interagency 
agreements, and contracts with other Federal, tribal, 
State, and local governmental and nongovernmental 
entities; and 
(2) may collect registration fees in support of 
training, workshops, and conferences that advance 
the purposes of this Act. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary $85,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 
2018 to carry out this Act. 
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