Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009
Latest action · Feb 4, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
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.
- IntroducedJan 9, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 - Directs the President to establish a National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System to: (1) support national defense, marine commerce, navigation safety, weather, climate, and marine forecasting, energy siting and production, economic development, ecosystem-based marine, coastal, and Great Lakes resource management, public safety and public outreach training and education; (2) promote awareness of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources; (3) promote basic and applied scientific research; and (4) improve the ability to measure, track, explain, and predict weather and climate change and natural climate variability.
Requires the National Ocean Research Leadership Council to serve as the System's policy and coordination oversight body. Requires the Council to establish or designate an Interagency Ocean Observation Committee to prepare annual and long-term plans and to take other actions.
Makes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) the System's lead federal agency.
Sets forth the requirements for a regional information coordination entity to be certified or established.
Requires the Administrator to establish or designate a System Advisory Committee.
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.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 9, 2009 to Mar 9, 2009; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jan 26, 2009 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Jan 27, 2009 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Mar 9, 2009 |
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 Jan 9, 2009 |
| Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Feb 4, 2009 | |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Jan 9, 2009 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Jan 9, 2009 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
- Jan 9, 2009Introduced in House
- Jan 9, 2009Referred to House Natural Resources
- Jan 9, 2009Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, 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.
- Jan 9, 2009Referred to House Science and Technology
- Jan 9, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a national integrated system of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes observing systems, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Advisory bodies
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Computers and information technology
- Earth sciences
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Great Lakes
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Public-private cooperation
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2009Introduced in House
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