II 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1515 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 24, 2009 Ms. Murkowski introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 to authorize funds to acquire hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services specific to the Arctic for safe navigation, delineating the United States extended continental shelf, and the monitoring and description of coastal changes.

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Authorization of appropriations

Section 306 of the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C. 892d) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (7)To acquire hydrographic data, provide hydrographic services, and conduct coastal change analyses necessary to ensure safe navigation, and to improve the management of coastal change in the Arctic, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 and 2012. (8)To acquire hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services in the Arctic necessary to delineate the United States extended continental shelf, $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 and 2012. .