3.0.0 2330 2022-02-03T05:53:40Z 2022-02-03T05:53:40Z House H HR 2011-06-23 112 [Pages H4528-H4529]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LOEBSACK:H.R. 2330.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:[[Page H4529]]Article I, section 8, clause 1]]> hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing hssy20 Energy Subcommittee Referred to 2011-07-19T21:49:56Z Referred to 2011-06-23T14:05:25Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2011-06-24T16:03:42Z Referred to 2011-06-23T14:05:30Z 2011-07-19 hssy20 Energy Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. Committee 2011-06-24 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2011-06-23 Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2011-06-23 Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2011-06-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-06-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 N K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2011-09-07 False Emergency Management Department of Commerce Education programs funding Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental technology Executive agency funding and structure Floods and storm protection Government information and archives Higher education Hydrology and hydrography Research administration and funding Teaching, teachers, curricula Technology assessment Emergency Management 00 2011-06-23 Introduced in House 2011-10-19T13:08:38Z National Flood Research and Education Act of 2011 - Establishes within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) an Office of Flood Research and Policy, headed by a Director. Requires the Director to: (1) establish and oversee a National Flood Research and Education Consortium; (2) make recommendations and identify best practices for predicting, preventing, and minimizing flooding and its effects; (3) establish and maintain a page on the NOAA website; (4) select an institution of higher education to serve as the Lead Partner Institution (LPI) to head the Consortium and additional institutions to participate in the Consortium; and (5) review applications that have been approved by LPI and award grants for demonstration projects to implement such recommendations and best practices or to test techniques, strategies, technologies, methods, tools, and models for predicting, preventing, and minimizing flooding and its effects.

Requires each member of the Consortium to conduct research, and develop undergraduate and graduate courses, on flooding, flood prevention, and other flood-related issues.

Directs LPI to: (1) establish a center to plan, coordinate, and facilitate research and information sharing among Consortium members; (2) review and approve grant applications; (3) oversee demonstration projects funded by grant awards; and (4) establish and maintain a website for the Consortium.

]]> National Flood Research and Education Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced National Flood Research and Education Act of 2011 Display Title National Flood Research and Education Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To establish a National Flood Research and Education Consortium to plan, coordinate, conduct, and share research on flooding, flood prevention, and other flood-related issues, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2011-06-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2330ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2330ih.xml 2011-07-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.