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Digital Coast Act

USA115th CongressS-110| Senate 
| Updated: 5/26/2017
Tammy Baldwin

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Senator

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (3)
Dan Sullivan (Republican)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.) 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: (1) enter into financial agreements and collect fees to carry out the program; (2) 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 publicly available tools that track ocean and Great Lakes economy data for each coastal state.

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Timeline
Jan 12, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jan 12, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jan 24, 2017
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Mar 30, 2017
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 115-14.
Mar 30, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 25.
May 25, 2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3225-3226; text as passed Senate: CR S3225-3226)
May 25, 2017
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3225-3226; text as passed Senate: CR S3225-3226)
May 26, 2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 26, 2017
Received in the House.
May 26, 2017
Held at the desk.
  • January 12, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 12, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


  • January 24, 2017
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • March 30, 2017
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 115-14.


  • March 30, 2017
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 25.


  • May 25, 2017
    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3225-3226; text as passed Senate: CR S3225-3226)


  • May 25, 2017
    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3225-3226; text as passed Senate: CR S3225-3226)


  • May 26, 2017
    Message on Senate action sent to the House.


  • May 26, 2017
    Received in the House.


  • May 26, 2017
    Held at the desk.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 115-4062: To require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a constituent-driven program to provide a digital information platform capable of efficiently integrating coastal data with decision-support tools, training, and best practices and to support collection of priority coastal geospatial data to inform and improve local, State, regional, and Federal capacities to manage the coastal region, and for other purposes.
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologiesDepartment of CommerceEarth sciencesExecutive agency funding and structureGeography and mappingGovernment information and archivesIntergovernmental relationsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesState and local government operationsU.S. territories and protectorates

Digital Coast Act

USA115th CongressS-110| Senate 
| Updated: 5/26/2017
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.) 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: (1) enter into financial agreements and collect fees to carry out the program; (2) 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 publicly available tools that track ocean and Great Lakes economy data for each coastal state.

Bill Text Versions

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Timeline
Jan 12, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jan 12, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jan 24, 2017
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Mar 30, 2017
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 115-14.
Mar 30, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 25.
May 25, 2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3225-3226; text as passed Senate: CR S3225-3226)
May 25, 2017
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3225-3226; text as passed Senate: CR S3225-3226)
May 26, 2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 26, 2017
Received in the House.
May 26, 2017
Held at the desk.
  • January 12, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 12, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


  • January 24, 2017
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • March 30, 2017
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 115-14.


  • March 30, 2017
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 25.


  • May 25, 2017
    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3225-3226; text as passed Senate: CR S3225-3226)


  • May 25, 2017
    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3225-3226; text as passed Senate: CR S3225-3226)


  • May 26, 2017
    Message on Senate action sent to the House.


  • May 26, 2017
    Received in the House.


  • May 26, 2017
    Held at the desk.
Tammy Baldwin

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Senator

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (3)
Dan Sullivan (Republican)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 115-4062: To require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a constituent-driven program to provide a digital information platform capable of efficiently integrating coastal data with decision-support tools, training, and best practices and to support collection of priority coastal geospatial data to inform and improve local, State, regional, and Federal capacities to manage the coastal region, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologiesDepartment of CommerceEarth sciencesExecutive agency funding and structureGeography and mappingGovernment information and archivesIntergovernmental relationsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesState and local government operationsU.S. territories and protectorates