Digital Coast Act

Bill: 114-s-2325
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2015-11-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Department of Commerce
Earth sciences
Executive agency funding and structure
Geography and mapping
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
State and local government operations
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2015-11-19
text: 

Digital Coast Act of 2015

 
This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a constituent-driven Digital Coast program. (This program currently exists under NOAA to provide data, tools, and training that communities use to manage their coastal resources.) The program must: (1) provide an online resource that integrates geospatial data, decision-support tools, training, and best practices to address coastal management issues and needs, and to enhance resilient communities, ecosystem values, and coastal economic growth and development; and (2) provide for the documentation, dissemination, and archiving of the data.
 
NOAA must focus on filling data needs and gaps for critical coastal management issues and support continued improvement in existing efforts to coordinate the acquisition and integration of key data sets needed for coastal management, and other purposes. NOAA may enter into financial agreements to carry out the program. NOAA must enter into contracts with private sector entities as may be necessary to collect, process, and provide remote sensing and other geospatial data and products.

action_date: 2016-10-27
text: 

Digital Coast Act of 2015

 
(Sec.4)This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a constituent-driven Digital Coast program. (This program currently exists under NOAA to provide data, tools, and training that communities use to manage their coastal resources.) The program must: (1) provide an online resource that integrates geospatial data, decision-support tools, training, and best practices to address coastal management issues and needs, and to enhance resilient communities, ecosystem values, and coastal economic growth and development; and (2) provide for the documentation, dissemination, and archiving of the data.
 
NOAA must focus on filling data needs and gaps for critical coastal management issues and support continued improvement in existing efforts to coordinate the acquisition and integration of key data sets needed for coastal management, and other purposes. NOAA may enter into financial agreements to carry out the program. NOAA must enter into contracts with private sector entities as may be necessary to collect, process, and provide remote sensing and other geospatial data and products.
 
Additionally, NOAA may establish public tools that are capable of tracking ocean and Great Lakes economy data for each coastal state.

action_date: 2016-11-28
text: 

Digital Coast Act

 
(Sec.4)This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a constituent-driven Digital Coast program. (This program currently exists under NOAA to provide data, tools, and training that communities use to manage their coastal resources.) The program must: (1) provide an online resource that integrates geospatial data, decision-support tools, training, and best practices to address coastal management issues and needs, and to enhance resilient communities, ecosystem values, and coastal economic growth and development; and (2) provide for the documentation, dissemination, and archiving of the data.
 
NOAA must focus on filling data needs and gaps for critical coastal management issues and support continued improvement in existing efforts to coordinate the acquisition and integration of key data sets needed for coastal management, and other purposes. NOAA may enter into financial agreements to carry out the program. NOAA may enter into contracts with private sector entities as may be necessary to collect, process, and provide remote sensing and other geospatial data and products.
 
Additionally, NOAA may establish public tools that are capable of tracking ocean and Great Lakes economy data for each coastal state.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-11-29
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2016-11-29
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2016-11-29
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2016-11-28
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2016-11-28
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2016-11-28
text: The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6520)
action_date: 2016-11-28
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6519-6520; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S6519-6520)
action_date: 2016-10-27
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 660.
action_date: 2016-10-27
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune under authority of the order of the Senate of 09/29/2016 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-369.
action_date: 2016-10-27
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune under authority of the order of the Senate of 09/29/2016 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-369.
action_date: 2016-04-27
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2015-11-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2015-11-19
text: Introduced in Senate