H.R. 3352 (110th): Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2008

Introduced:
Aug 02, 2007 (110th Congress, 2007–2009)
Sponsor:
Rep. Don Young [R-AK0]
Status:
Died (Passed House)
See Instead:

S. 1582 (same title)
Signed by the President — Oct 10, 2008

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Status

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on March 31, 2008 but was never passed by the Senate.

Progress
Introduced Aug 02, 2007
Referred to Committee Aug 02, 2007
Reported by Committee Mar 12, 2008
Passed House Mar 31, 2008
Votes

House Vote on Passage
Mar 31, 2008 6:56 p.m.
Passed 308/60

Cosponsors
none
Committees

House Natural Resources

Senate Energy and Natural Resources

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Full Title

To reauthorize and amend the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Apr 14, 2008.
8 pages

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3/31/2008--Passed House amended.
Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2008 - Amends the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 to revise the definition of "hydrographic data" to include information acquired through lidar, radar, remote sensing, shoreline and other ocean- and coastal-related surveying, and water level observations.
Revises the definition of "hydrographic services" to include shoreline and water level information.
Requires the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide hydrographic services.
Modifies requirements regarding the awarding of contracts for the acquisition of hydrographic data.
Authorizes the Administrator to create and maintain a Joint Hydrographic Institute. Authorizes the Administrator to acquire hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services to support the conservation and management of coastal and ocean resources, save and protect life and property, support commerce resumption after emergencies and disasters, and meet homeland security and maritime domain awareness needs, including carrying out mission assignments.
(Current law only authorizes the Administrator to use hydrographic data and services to support the conservation and management of coastal and ocean resources.) Modifies membership and compensation provisions regarding the Hydrographic Services Review Panel. Authorizes appropriations to carry out nautical mapping and charting, contract for hydrographic surveys, operate hydrographic survey vessels, carry out geodetic functions, carry out tide and current measurement, and acquire a replacement hydrographic survey vessel.
Amends the Act of August 6, 1947, to give it the name "Coast and Geodetic Survey Act."

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