NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office Reauthorization Act of 2001 - Amends the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1992 to: (1) rename the Chesapeake Bay Estuarine Resources Office as the Chesapeake Bay Office (the Office); (2) require that the Office be administered by the Office of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere; (3) revise the functions of the Office; (4) require a five-year study concerning living resources of the Chesapeake Bay and a multiple species management strategy for the Chesapeake Bay; (5) require a community-based fishery and habitat restoration small grants and technical assistance program in the Chesapeake Bay watershed; (6) establish a coastal prediction center for the Chesapeake Bay; and (7) establish the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Education Program.
Actions
Jun 14, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6325-6327)
Jun 14, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6323-6325, S6327-6328)