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        <text><![CDATA[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.<p>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.<p>Requires the Director to establish programs for: (1) watershed education and training; (2) watershed stock enhancement and habitat restoration; and (3) shallow water monitoring.<p>Authorizes the Director to award grants to support education and training projects as well as aquaculture education.]]></text>
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