United StatesA bill to amend the Digital Coast Act to improve the acquisition, integration, and accessibility of data of the Digital Coast program and to extend the program.
What it does
This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 the Digital Coast program managed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and makes other changes to the program. Through the program, NOAA administers a digital platform with data, tools, training, and other information to support coastal management needs.
More detail
The bill requires NOAA to ensure that data and resulting integrated products developed under the program are fully and freely available on the program website and via other sources. Further, NOAA must support existing efforts to acquire and integrate data related to underground infrastructure and subsurface utilities.
Finally, NOAA must limit trainings carried out under the program to technical instruction on the use of data and tools provided by the program.
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- Passed House
- To President
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History
- 2026
- Mar 3Message on Senate action sent to the House.Latest
- Mar 3Received in the House.
- Mar 3Held at the desk.
- Feb 26Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S715-716; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S716)Passed Senate
- Jan 30Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-100.
- Jan 30Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 310.
- 2025
- Oct 21Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jul 10Introduced in Senate
- Jul 10Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Introduced