National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation Act of 2007
Latest action · Apr 1, 2008 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedMay 16, 2007
- Passed HouseMar 31, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation Act of 2008 - Directs the President to establish a National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System to: (1) support national defense, marine commerce, energy production, basic and applied research, ecosystem-based marine and coastal resource management, public safety and public outreach training and education; (2) promote awareness of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources; (3) improve the ability to measure, track, explain, and predict weather and climate change and natural climate variability; (4) fulfill the plan contained in the document entitled "Ocean.US Publication No. 9, The First Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Development Plan"; and (5) fulfill the nation's international obligations to contribute to the global earth and ocean observation systems.
Makes the National Ocean Research Leadership Council responsible for coordination and long-term operations plans, policies, protocols, and standards for the System and for coordination with other earth observing activities.
Makes the existing Interagency Working Group responsible for, among other things, implementation of operations plans and policies, budget development, identification of observation coverage gaps or capital improvements needs, data management and communication protocols and standards, observation data variables, and establishment of a competitive matching grant or other program to promote research and development of innovative observation technologies.
Makes the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) the lead federal agency for the System. Requires the Administrator to certify or establish Regional Information Coordination Entities to coordinate state, federal, local, and private interests at a regional level.
Requires the Administrator to establish a System Advisory Committee.
Authorizes member departments and agencies of the Council, subject to appropriations, to participate in interagency financing and share funds appropriated to any member agency to carry out this Act.
Requires a biennial report to Congress on the status of the System.
Requires the Council to develop a policy that defines processes for making decisions about the roles of the federal government, 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.
Requires the Interagency Working Group, through the Administrator and the Director of the National Science Foundation, to submit to Congress an independent cost estimate for certain aspects of the System.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 16, 2007 to Mar 13, 2008; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | C. W. Bill Young | Original | May 16, 2007 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | May 16, 2007 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | May 16, 2007 |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Original | May 16, 2007 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | May 16, 2007 |
| R-NJ | Jim Saxton | Original | May 16, 2007 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | May 16, 2007 |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Original | May 16, 2007 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | May 16, 2007 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | May 16, 2007 |
| R-MD | Wayne T. Gilchrest | Original | May 16, 2007 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | May 21, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | May 21, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | May 21, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jun 6, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Jun 6, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Jun 18, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Jul 12, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Jul 16, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Sep 6, 2007 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Mar 13, 2008 |
Committees 3
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 May 16, 2007Markup Mar 12, 2008Reported Mar 31, 2008 |
| Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee | Referred May 21, 2007Reported Feb 13, 2008Markup Feb 13, 2008 | |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred May 16, 2007Discharged Mar 31, 2008 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred May 31, 2007 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Apr 1, 2008 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 1, 2008Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Mar 31, 2008Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-558, Part I.
- Mar 31, 2008Committee on Science and Technology discharged.
- Mar 31, 2008Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 341.
- Mar 31, 2008Mr. Kennedy moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E531 | Sam Farr D-CA | Apr 8, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1778–H1781Text printed H1778–H1780 | Patrick J. Kennedy D-RI, Rob Bishop R-UT, Thomas H. Allen D-ME | Mar 31, 2008 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Mar 28, 2008H.R. 2342, National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation Act of 2008<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 12, 2008</p>
- Mar 28, 2008H.R. 2342, National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation Act of 2008Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 12, 2008
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-61 | H.R. 3223, KEEP OUR WATERFRONTS WORKING ACT OF 2007; H.R. 5451, COASTAL ZONE REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2008; H.R. 5452, COASTAL STATE RENEWABLE ENERGY PROMOTION ACT OF 2008; AND H.R. 5453, COASTAL STATE CLIMATE CHANGE PLANNING ACT OF 2008.90 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Feb 28, 2008 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the President to establish a National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation Act of 2007
- Short Titles as Reported to House for portions of this bill
- National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation Act of 2008
- Short Titles as Passed House for portions of this bill
- National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Coastal zone
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Department of Commerce
- Ecological research
- Environmental monitoring
- Environmental Protection
- Executive reorganization
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal-local relations
- Federal-state relations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Great Lakes
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Meteorological research
- Meteorology
- Ocean
- Oceanography
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Remote sensing
- Research and development
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Technological innovations
- Water Resources Development
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 1, 2008Referred in Senate
- Mar 31, 2008Engrossed in House
- Mar 31, 2008Reported in House
- May 16, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
