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Union Calendar No. 162 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2400 
[Report No. 110–253, Part I] 
To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin-
istration to establish an integrated Federal ocean and coastal mapping 
plan for the Great Lakes and coastal state waters, the territorial sea, 
the exclusive economic zone, and the Continental Shelf of the United 
States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2007 
Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. SAXTON, and 
Mr. PALLONE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
Science and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
JULY 23, 2007 
Additional sponsors: Mr. GILCHREST and Ms. SHEA-PORTER 
JULY 23, 2007 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
JULY 23, 2007 
Committee on Science and Technology discharged; committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
printed 
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[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 21, 2007] 
A BILL 
To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration to establish an integrated 
Federal ocean and coastal mapping plan for the Great 
Lakes and coastal state waters, the territorial sea, the 
exclusive economic zone, and the Continental Shelf of 
the United States, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ocean and Coastal Map-
ping Integration Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INTEGRATED OCEAN AND COASTAL MAPPING PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall establish a 
program to develop, in coordination with the Interagency 
Committee on Ocean and Coastal Mapping and affected 
coastal states, a coordinated and comprehensive Federal 
ocean and coastal mapping plan for the Great Lakes and 
coastal state waters, the territorial sea, the exclusive eco-
nomic zone, and the Continental Shelf of the United States 
that enhances ecosystem approaches in decisionmaking for 
conservation and management of marine resources and 
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habitats, establishes priorities for research and mapping, 
supports the siting of research and other platforms, en-
hances safety of navigation, and advances ocean and coastal 
science. 
(b) PROGRAM PARAMETERS.—In developing such a 
program, the Administrator shall work with the Committee 
to— 
(1) identify all Federal and federally funded pro-
grams conducting shoreline delineation and ocean or 
coastal mapping, noting geographic coverage, fre-
quency, spatial coverage, resolution, and subject mat-
ter focus of the data and location of data archives; 
(2) facilitate cost-effective, cooperative mapping 
efforts that incorporate policies for contracting with 
non-governmental entities among all Federal agencies 
conducting ocean and coastal mapping, by increasing 
data sharing, developing appropriate data acquisition 
and metadata standards, and facilitating the inter-
operability of in situ data collection systems, data 
processing, archiving, and distribution of data prod-
ucts; 
(3) facilitate the adaptation of existing tech-
nologies as well as foster expertise in new ocean and 
coastal mapping technologies, including through re-
search, development, and training conducted among 
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Federal agencies and in cooperation with non-govern-
mental entities; 
(4) develop standards and protocols for testing 
innovative experimental mapping technologies and 
transferring new technologies between the Federal 
Government, coastal state, and non-governmental en-
tities; 
(5) provide for the archiving, management, and 
distribution of data sets through a national registry 
as well as provide mapping products and services to 
the general public in service of statutory require-
ments; 
(6) develop data standards and protocols con-
sistent with standards developed by the Federal Geo-
graphic Data Committee for use by Federal, coastal 
state, and other entities in mapping and otherwise 
documenting locations of federally permitted activi-
ties, living and nonliving coastal and marine re-
sources, marine ecosystems, sensitive habitats, sub-
merged cultural resources, undersea cables, offshore 
aquaculture projects, offshore energy projects, and any 
areas designated for purposes of environmental pro-
tection or conservation and management of living and 
nonliving coastal and marine resources; 
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(7) identify the procedures to be used for coordi-
nating the collection and integration of Federal ocean 
and coastal mapping data with coastal state and 
local government programs; 
(8) facilitate, to the extent practicable, the collec-
tion of real-time tide data and the development of hy-
drodynamic models for coastal areas to allow for the 
application of V-datum tools that will facilitate the 
seamless integration of onshore and offshore maps and 
charts; 
(9) establish a plan for the acquisition and col-
lection of ocean and coastal mapping data; and 
(10) set forth a timetable for completion and im-
plementation of the plan referred to in subsection (a). 
SEC. 3. INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON OCEAN AND COAST-
AL MAPPING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, within 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, shall convene or uti-
lize an existing interagency committee on ocean and coastal 
mapping to implement section 2. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The committee shall be comprised 
of senior representatives from Federal agencies with ocean 
and coastal mapping and surveying responsibilities. The 
representatives shall be high-ranking officials of their re-
spective agencies or departments and, whenever possible, the 
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