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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Apr 9, 2003
NOAA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Education, Training, and Restoration Act - Requires the Director of the Chesapeake Bay Office, within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a Coastal Prediction Center.Directs the Center to develop an Internet-based information system for integrating, interpreting, and disseminating coastal information and predictions concerning the Bay and its tributaries.Requires the Director to establish programs for: (1) watershed education and training; (2) watershed stock enhancement and habitat restoration; and (3) shallow water monitoring.Authorizes the Director to award grants to support education and training projects as well as aquaculture education.
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Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] · D–MD
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5067-5068)
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5062-5064)
Introduced in Senate
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