[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2063 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2063

   To amend existing law relating to the National Coastal Resources 
                  Research and Development Institute.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 11, 1993

  Mr. Furse introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
               Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend existing law relating to the National Coastal Resources 
                  Research and Development Institute.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Coastal Resources 
Development Act of 1993''.

SEC 2. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO NATIONAL COASTAL RESOURCES RESEARCH AND 
              DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE.

    (a) Administration of Institute.--Section 201(a) of the Act 
entitled ``An Act to authorize appropriations to carry out the Marine 
Mammal Protection Act of 1972 for fiscal years 1985 through 1988, and 
for other purposes'' (16 U.S.C. 1463b(a)) is amended by striking ``by 
the Oregon State Marine Science Center'' and inserting ``by the Oregon 
State System of Higher Education''.
    (b) Functions of Institute.--Section 201(b) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
1463b(b)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) The Institute shall promote the economic growth and 
prosperity of the United States by transferring research and technology 
into applications to improve the economic, environmental, and social 
well-being of the Nation's coastal communities and the competitiveness 
of coastal businesses.''.
    (c) Membership of Board of Governors.--Section 201(c)(1) of such 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1463b(c)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c)(1) The policies of the Institute shall be determined by a 
Board of Governors composed of--
            ``(A) 1 representative appointed by the Chancellor of the 
        Oregon State System of Higher Education; and
            ``(B) 1 representative of each of the following regions, 
        appointed jointly by Governors of the States comprising that 
        region:
                    ``(i) The Alaska region, consisting of Alaska.
                    ``(ii) The Northwest Pacific Coast region, 
                consisting of Oregon and Washington.
                    ``(iii) The Southwest Pacific Coast region, 
                consisting of California.
                    ``(iv) The Pacific Islands region, consisting of 
                Hawaii, American Samoa, and Guam.
                    ``(v) The Great Lakes region, consisting of 
                Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, 
                Wisconsin, and Minnesota.
                    ``(vi) The Gulf Coast region, consisting of Texas, 
                Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.
                    ``(vii) The South Atlantic and Caribbean region, 
                consisting of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Puerto 
                Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
                    ``(viii) The Mid-Atlantic region, consisting of 
                Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina.
                    ``(ix) The North Atlantic region, consisting of New 
                Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, 
                Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine.''.
    (d) Advisory Council.--Section 201(d)(1) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
1463b(d)(1)) is amended by inserting ``and leaders in coastal 
communities and businesses'' after ``community''.
    (e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 201(e) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
1463b(e)) is amended by striking ``Oregon Board of Higher Education'' 
and inserting ``Oregon State System of Higher Education''.
    (f) Reports.--Section 201(g) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1463b(g)) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(g) The Institute shall report to the Congress on its activities 
annually, and shall report to the Secretary of Commerce in a like 
manner biennially.''.

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