Ocean and Coastal Observation System Act of 2005
Latest action · May 26, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 12, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ocean and Coastal Observation System Act of 2005 - Directs the Committee on Ocean Policy, acting through the National Ocean Research Leadership Council, to establish and maintain an integrated system of coastal and ocean observations, data communication and management, analysis, modeling, research, and education designed to provide data and information for the timely detection and prediction of changes occurring in the coastal and ocean environment that impact the Nation's social, economic, and ecological systems.
Requires the Council to establish an interagency program office (Oceanus) responsible for program planning and coordination of the system. Requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to be the lead Federal agency for system implementation and operation.
Makes regional associations responsible for the development and operation of regional coastal and ocean observing systems to meet the information needs of user groups in the region while adhering to national standards. Deems certified regional systems to be part of NOAA when carrying out this Act, and employees of such systems acting within the scope of their employment to be Federal Government employees, for purposes of civil liability under specified laws.
Directs the Council to establish programs for research, development, and education for the system.
Authorizes departments and agencies represented on the Council to participate in interagency financing and to share funds appropriated to any Council member.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 12, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| R-NJ | Jim Saxton | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| R-PR | Luis G. Fortuno | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| R-VA | Thelma D. Drake | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Apr 12, 2005 |
| Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee | Referred May 6, 2005 | |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Apr 12, 2005 |
| Technology Subcommittee | Referred May 26, 2005 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 26, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
- May 6, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
- May 6, 2005Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.
- Apr 12, 2005Introduced in House
- Apr 12, 2005Referred 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 361 | Ocean and Coastal Observation System Act of 2005 | Related bill | Jul 20, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To develop and maintain an integrated system of coastal and ocean observations for the Nation's coasts, oceans, and Great Lakes, to improve warnings of tsunamis and other natural hazards, to enhance homeland security, to support maritime operations, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Ocean and Coastal Observation System Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Agriculture and Food
- Aquaculture
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Beaches
- Canada
- Coastal zone
- Computer simulation
- Conferences
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Data banks
- Department of Commerce
- Earth resources satellites
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Emergency Management
- Energy
- Environmental education
- Environmental monitoring
- Environmental Protection
- Executive reorganization
- Federal-local relations
- Federal-state relations
- Fishery management
- Gas in submerged lands
- Government Operations and Politics
- Great Lakes
- Higher education
- Hurricanes
- International Affairs
- International cooperation
- International environmental cooperation
- Labor and Employment
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine ecology
- Marine pollution
- Marine resources conservation
- Marine transportation
- National Sea Grant Program
- Ocean
- Ocean currents
- Oceanographic research
- Oceanography
- Petroleum in submerged lands
- Planning-programming-budgeting
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Regional planning
- Remote sensing
- Research and development
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Shore protection
- Space activities
- Strategic planning
- Submarine oil well drilling
- Sustainable development
- Technology transfer
- Transportation and Public Works
- Tsunamis
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 12, 2005Introduced in House
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