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33 U.S.C. § 3426 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 3426. Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—
(1) for fiscal year 2009—
(A) $13,750,000 for the regional centers, of which 50 percent shall be for West Coast regional centers and 50 percent shall be for East Coast regional centers; and
(B) $5,500,000 for the National Technology Institute;
(2) for fiscal year 2010—
(A) $15,125,000 for the regional centers, of which 50 percent shall be for West Coast regional centers and 50 percent shall be for East Coast regional centers; and
(B) $6,050,000 for the National Technology Institute;
(3) for fiscal year 2011—
(A) $16,638,000 for the regional centers, of which 50 percent shall be for West Coast regional centers and 50 percent shall be for East Coast regional centers; and
(B) $6,655,000 for the National Technology Institute;
(4) for fiscal year 2012—
(A) $18,301,000 for the regional centers, of which 50 percent shall be for West Coast regional centers and 50 percent shall be for East Coast regional centers; and
(B) $7,321,000 for the National Technology Institute;
(5) for fiscal year 2013—
(A) $20,131,000 for the regional centers, of which 50 percent shall be for West Coast regional centers and 50 percent shall be for East Coast regional centers; and
(B) $8,053,000 for the National Technology Institute;
(6) for fiscal year 2014—
(A) $22,145,000 for the regional centers, of which 50 percent shall be for West Coast regional centers and 50 percent shall be for East Coast regional centers; and
(B) $8,859,000 for the National Technology Institute; and
(7) for fiscal year 2015—
(A) $24,359,000 for the regional centers, of which 50 percent shall be for West Coast regional centers and 50 percent shall be for East Coast regional centers; and
(B) $9,744,000 for the National Technology Institute.
(Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12107, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1420.)
33 U.S.C. § 3503 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 3503. Biennial reports
No later than 18 months after March 30, 2009, and biennially thereafter, the co-chairmen of the Committee shall transmit to the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report detailing progress made in implementing this chapter, including—
(1) an inventory of ocean and coastal mapping data within the territorial sea and the exclusive economic zone and throughout the Continental Shelf of the United States, noting the age and source of the survey and the spatial resolution (metadata) of the data;
(2) identification of priority areas in need of survey coverage using present technologies;
(3) a resource plan that identifies when priority areas in need of modern ocean and coastal mapping surveys can be accomplished;
(4) the status of efforts to produce integrated digital maps of ocean and coastal areas;
(5) a description of any products resulting from coordinated mapping efforts under this chapter that improve public understanding of the coasts and oceans, or regulatory decisionmaking;
(6) documentation of minimum and desired standards for data acquisition and integrated metadata;
(7) a statement of the status of Federal efforts to leverage mapping technologies, coordinate mapping activities, share expertise, and exchange data;
(8) a statement of resource requirements for organizations to meet the goals of the program, including technology needs for data acquisition, processing, and distribution systems;
(9) a statement of the status of efforts to declassify data gathered by the Navy, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and other agencies to the extent possible without jeopardizing national security, and make it available to partner agencies and the public;
(10) a resource plan for a digital coast integrated mapping pilot project for the northern Gulf of Mexico that will—
(A) cover the area from the authorized coastal counties through the territorial sea;
(B) identify how such a pilot project will leverage public and private mapping data and resources, such as the United States Geological Survey National Map, to result in an operational coastal change assessment program for the subregion;
(11) the status of efforts to coordinate Federal programs with coastal state and local government programs and leverage those programs;
(12) a description of efforts of Federal agencies to increase contracting with nongovernmental entities; and
(13) an inventory and description of any new Federal or federally funded programs conducting shoreline delineation and ocean or coastal mapping since the previous reporting cycle.
(Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12204, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1423.)
33 U.S.C. § 3505 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 3505. Effect on other laws
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to supersede or alter the existing authorities of any Federal agency with respect to ocean and coastal mapping.
(Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12206, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1426.)
33 U.S.C. § 3506 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 3506. Authorization of appropriations
(a) In general
In addition to the amounts authorized by section 892d of this title, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this chapter—
(1) $26,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
(2) $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
(3) $38,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
(4) $45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2015.
(b) Joint ocean and coastal mapping centers
Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection (a), the following amounts shall be used to carry out section 3504(c) of this title:
(1) $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(2) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.
(3) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2011.
(4) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2015.
(c) Cooperative agreements
To carry out interagency activities under section 3502 of this title, the head of any department or agency may execute a cooperative agreement with the Administrator, including those authorized by section 883e of this title.
(Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12207, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1426.)
33 U.S.C. § 3507 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 3507. Definitions
In this chapter:
(1) Administrator
The term “Administrator’ ” 1 means the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(2) Coastal state
The term “coastal state” has the meaning given that term by section 1453(4) of title 16.
(3) Committee
The term “Committee” means the Interagency Ocean and Coastal Mapping Committee established by section 3502 of this title.
(4) Exclusive economic zone
The term “exclusive economic zone” means the exclusive economic zone of the United States established by Presidential Proclamation No. 5030, of March 10, 1983.
(5) Ocean and coastal mapping
The term “ocean and coastal mapping” means the acquisition, processing, and management of physical, biological, geological, chemical, and archaeological characteristics and boundaries of ocean and coastal areas, resources, and sea beds through the use of acoustics, satellites, aerial photogrammetry, light and imaging, direct sampling, and other mapping technologies.
(6) Territorial sea
The term “territorial sea” means the belt of sea measured from the baseline of the United States determined in accordance with international law, as set forth in Presidential Proclamation Number 5928, dated December 27, 1988.
(7) Nongovernmental entities
The term “nongovernmental entities” includes nongovernmental organizations, members of the academic community, and private sector organizations that provide products and services associated with measuring, locating, and preparing maps, charts, surveys, aerial photographs, satellite imagines, or other graphical or digital presentations depicting natural or manmade physical features, phenomena, and legal boundaries of the Earth.
(8) Outer Continental Shelf
The term “Outer Continental Shelf” means all submerged lands lying seaward and outside of lands beneath navigable waters (as that term is defined in section 1301 of title 43), and of which the subsoil and seabed appertain to the United States and are subject to its jurisdiction and control.
(Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12208, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1426.)
heading: References in Text
text: Presidential Proclamation No. 5030, referred to in par. (4), is set out under section 1453 of Title 16, Conservation.
Presidential Proclamation Number 5928, referred to in par. (6), is set out under section 1331 of Title 43, Public Lands.
33 U.S.C. § 3601 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 3601. Purposes
The purposes of this chapter are to—
(1) establish a national integrated System of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes observing systems, comprised of Federal and non-Federal components coordinated at the national level by the National Ocean Research Leadership Council and at the regional level by a network of regional information coordination entities, and that includes in situ, remote, and other coastal and ocean observation, technologies, and data management and communication systems, and is designed to address regional and national needs for ocean information, to gather specific data on key coastal, ocean, and Great Lakes variables, and to ensure timely and sustained dissemination and availability of these data to—
(A) support national defense, marine commerce, navigation safety, weather, climate, and marine forecasting, energy siting and production, economic development, ecosystem-based marine, coastal, and Great Lakes resource management, public safety, and public outreach training and education;
(B) promote greater public awareness and stewardship of the Nation’s ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources and the general public welfare; and
(C) enable advances in scientific understanding to support the sustainable use, conservation, management, and understanding of healthy ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources;
(2) improve the Nation’s capability to measure, track, explain, and predict events related directly and indirectly to weather and climate change, natural climate variability, and interactions between the oceanic and atmospheric environments, including the Great Lakes; and
(3) authorize activities to promote basic and applied research to develop, test, and deploy innovations and improvements in coastal and ocean observation technologies, modeling systems, and other scientific and technological capabilities to improve our conceptual understanding of weather and climate, ocean-atmosphere dynamics, global climate change, physical, chemical, and biological dynamics of the ocean, coastal and Great Lakes environments, and to conserve healthy and restore degraded coastal ecosystems.
(Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12302, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1427.)
heading: Short Title
text: Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12301, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1427, provided that: “This subtitle [subtitle C (§§ 12301–12311) of title XII of Pub. L. 111–11, enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009’.”
33 U.S.C. § 3602 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 3602. Definitions
In this chapter:
(1) Administrator
The term “Administrator” means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere in the Under Secretary’s capacity as Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(2) Council
The term “Council” means the National Ocean Research Leadership Council established by section 7902 of title 10.
(3) Federal assets
The term “Federal assets” means all relevant non-classified civilian coastal and ocean observations, technologies, and related modeling, research, data management, basic and applied technology research and development, and public education and outreach programs, that are managed by member agencies of the Council.
(4) Interagency Ocean Observation Committee
The term “Interagency Ocean Observation Committee” means the committee established under section 3603(c)(2) of this title.
(5) Non-Federal assets
The term “non-Federal assets” means all relevant coastal and ocean observation technologies, related basic and applied technology research and development, and public education and outreach programs that are integrated into the System and are managed through States, regional organizations, universities, nongovernmental organizations, or the private sector.
(6) Regional information coordination entities
(A) In general
The term “regional information coordination entity” means an organizational body that is certified or established by contract or memorandum by the lead Federal agency designated in section 3603(c)(3) of this title and coordinates State, Federal, local, and private interests at a regional level with the responsibility of engaging the private and public sectors in designing, operating, and improving regional coastal and ocean observing systems in order to ensure the provision of data and information that meet the needs of user groups from the respective regions.
(B) Certain included associations
The term “regional information coordination entity” includes regional associations described in the System Plan.
(7) Secretary
The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(8) System
The term “System” means the National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System established under section 3603 of this title.
(9) System Plan
The term “System Plan” means the plan contained in the document entitled “Ocean. US Publication No. 9, The First Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Development Plan”, as updated by the Council under this chapter.
(Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12303, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1428.)
33 U.S.C. § 3604 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 3604. Interagency financing and agreements
(a) In general
To carry out interagency activities under this chapter, the Secretary of Commerce may execute cooperative agreements, or any other agreements, with, and receive and expend funds made available by, any State or subdivision thereof, any Federal agency, or any public or private organization, or individual.
(b) Reciprocity
Member Departments and agencies of the Council shall have the authority to create, support, and maintain joint centers, and to enter into and perform such contracts, leases, grants, and cooperative agreements as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter and fulfillment of the System Plan.
(Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12305, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1434.)
33 U.S.C. § 3606 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 3606. Report to Congress
(a) Requirement
Not later than 2 years after March 30, 2009, and every 2 years thereafter, the Administrator shall prepare and the President acting through the Council shall approve and transmit to the Congress a report on progress made in implementing this chapter.
(b) Contents
The report shall include—
(1) a description of activities carried out under this chapter and the System Plan;
(2) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the System, including an evaluation of progress made by the Council to achieve the goals identified under the System Plan;
(3) identification of Federal and non-Federal assets as determined by the Council that have been integrated into the System, including assets essential to the gathering of required observation data variables necessary to meet the respective missions of Council agencies;
(4) a review of procurements, planned or initiated, by each Council agency to enhance, expand, or modernize the observation capabilities and data products provided by the System, including data management and communication subsystems;
(5) an assessment regarding activities to integrate Federal and non-Federal assets, nationally and on the regional level, and discussion of the performance and effectiveness of regional information coordination entities to coordinate regional observation operations;
(6) a description of benefits of the program to users of data products resulting from the System (including the general public, industries, scientists, resource managers, emergency responders, policy makers, and educators);
(7) recommendations concerning—
(A) modifications to the System; and
(B) funding levels for the System in subsequent fiscal years; and
(8) the results of a periodic external independent programmatic audit of the System.
(Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12307, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1435.)
33 U.S.C. § 3607 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 3607. Public-private use policy
The Council shall develop a policy within 6 months after March 30, 2009, that defines processes for making decisions about the roles of the Federal Government, the States, regional information coordination entities, the academic community, and the private sector in providing to end-user communities environmental information, products, technologies, and services related to the System. The Council shall publish the policy in the Federal Register for public comment for a period not less than 60 days. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require changes in policy in effect on March 30, 2009.
(Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12308, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1435.)
33 U.S.C. § 3608 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 3608. Independent cost estimate
Within 1 year after March 30, 2009, the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee, through the Administrator and the Director of the National Science Foundation, shall obtain an independent cost estimate for operations and maintenance of existing Federal assets of the System, and planned or anticipated acquisition, operation, and maintenance of new Federal assets for the System, including operation facilities, observation equipment, modeling and software, data management and communication, and other essential components. The independent cost estimate shall be transmitted unabridged and without revision by the Administrator to Congress.
(Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12309, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1436.)
33 U.S.C. § 3609 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 3609. Intent of Congress
It is the intent of Congress that funding provided to agencies of the Council to implement this chapter shall supplement, and not replace, existing sources of funding for other programs. It is the further intent of Congress that agencies of the Council shall not enter into contracts or agreements for the development or procurement of new Federal assets for the System that are estimated to be in excess of $250,000,000 in life-cycle costs without first providing adequate notice to Congress and opportunity for review and comment.
(Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12310, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1436.)
33 U.S.C. § 3610 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 3610. Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 such sums as are necessary to fulfill the purposes of this chapter and support activities identified in the annual coordinated System budget developed by the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee and submitted to the Congress.
(Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12311, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1436.)
33 U.S.C. § 3701 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 3701. Purposes
(a) Purposes
The purposes of this chapter are to provide for—
(1) development and coordination of a comprehensive interagency plan to—
(A) monitor and conduct research on the processes and consequences of ocean acidification on marine organisms and ecosystems; and
(B) establish an interagency research and monitoring program on ocean acidification;
(2) establishment of an ocean acidification program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
(3) assessment and consideration of regional and national ecosystem and socioeconomic impacts of increased ocean acidification; and
(4) research adaptation strategies and techniques for effectively conserving marine ecosystems as they cope with increased ocean acidification.
(Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12402, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1436.)
heading: Short Title
text: Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12401, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1436, provided that: “This subtitle [subtitle D (§§ 12401–12409) of title XII of Pub. L. 111–11, enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2009’ or the ‘FOARAM Act’.”
33 U.S.C. § 3702 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 3702. Definitions
In this chapter:
(1) Ocean acidification
The term “ocean acidification” means the decrease in pH of the Earth’s oceans and changes in ocean chemistry caused by chemical inputs from the atmosphere, including carbon dioxide.
(2) Secretary
The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(3) Subcommittee
The term “Subcommittee” means the Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology of the National Science and Technology Council.
(Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12403, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1437.)
33 U.S.C. § 3705 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 3705. NOAA ocean acidification activities
(a) In general
The Secretary shall establish and maintain an ocean acidification program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct research, monitoring, and other activities consistent with the strategic research and implementation plan developed by the Subcommittee under section 3704 of this title that—
(1) includes—
(A) interdisciplinary research among the ocean and atmospheric sciences, and coordinated research and activities to improve understanding of ocean acidification;
(B) the establishment of a long-term monitoring program of ocean acidification utilizing existing global and national ocean observing assets, and adding instrumentation and sampling stations as appropriate to the aims of the research program;
(C) research to identify and develop adaptation strategies and techniques for effectively conserving marine ecosystems as they cope with increased ocean acidification;
(D) as an integral part of the research programs described in this chapter, educational opportunities that encourage an interdisciplinary and international approach to exploring the impacts of ocean acidification;
(E) as an integral part of the research programs described in this chapter, national public outreach activities to improve the understanding of current scientific knowledge of ocean acidification and its impacts on marine resources; and
(F) coordination of ocean acidification monitoring and impacts research with other appropriate international ocean science bodies such as the International Oceanographic Commission, the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, the North Pacific Marine Science Organization, and others;
(2) provides grants for critical research projects that explore the effects of ocean acidification on ecosystems and the socioeconomic impacts of increased ocean acidification that are relevant to the goals and priorities of the strategic research plan; and
(3) incorporates a competitive merit-based process for awarding grants that may be conducted jointly with other participating agencies or under the National Oceanographic Partnership Program under section 7901 of title 10.
(b) Additional authority
In conducting the Program, the Secretary may enter into and perform such contracts, leases, grants, or cooperative agreements as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter on such terms as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12406, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1440.)