Ocean and Coastal Observation Systems Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-5001
Sponsor: Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7]
Introduced: 2004-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Associations, institutions, etc.
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coastal zone
Commerce
Conferences
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Data banks
Department of Commerce
Ecological research
Economics and Public Finance
Ecosystem management
Environmental Protection
Environmental assessment
Environmental education
Environmental monitoring
Environmental research
Executive reorganization
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Grants-in-aid
Great Lakes
International Affairs
International environmental cooperation
Law
Licenses
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine ecology
Ocean
Oceanographic research
Oceanography
Planning
Public-private partnerships
Remote sensing
Research and development
Science, Technology, Communications
Space activities

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-22
text: 
Ocean and Coastal Observation Systems Act of 2004 - Directs the President, acting through the National Ocean Research Leadership Council (NORLC), to carry out a pilot program to establish an integrated ocean and coastal observing system (IOOS) of monitoring, data communication and management, analysis, modeling, and research to provide data and information for the timely detection and prediction of changes occurring in the marine and coastal environment that impact the Nation's social, economic, and ecological systems.
 
Establishes within NORLC an interagency program office (OceanUS) which shall be responsible for program planning and coordination of the IOOS. Requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to be the lead Federal agency for implementation and operation of the IOOS. Requires regional associations to be responsible for the development and operation of regional ocean and coastal observing systems to meet the information needs of the users groups in the region while adhering to national standards.
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-08-03
text: Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.
action_date: 2004-08-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
action_date: 2004-08-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
action_date: 2004-07-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-07-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-07-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-22
text: Introduced in House