[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[S. 1342 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 320
116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1342

                          [Report No. 116-170]

  To require the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere to update 
   periodically the environmental sensitivity index products of the 
 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for each coastal area 
              of the Great Lakes, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 7, 2019

 Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Young) introduced the following bill; 
    which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

                           December 10, 2019

               Reported by Mr. Wicker, with an amendment
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere to update 
   periodically the environmental sensitivity index products of the 
 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for each coastal area 
              of the Great Lakes, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Great Lakes Environmental 
Sensitivity Index Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. UPDATE TO ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY INDEX PRODUCTS OF NATIONAL 
              OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION FOR GREAT LAKES.

    (a) Update Required for Environmental Sensitivity Index Products 
for Great Lakes.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere 
shall commence updating the environmental sensitivity index products of 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for each coastal 
area of the Great Lakes.
    (b) Periodic Updates for Environmental Sensitivity Index Products 
Generally.--Subject to the availability of appropriations and the 
priorities set forth in subsection (c), the Under Secretary shall--
            (1) periodically update the environmental sensitivity index 
        products of the Administration; and
            (2) endeavor to do so not less frequently than once every 7 
        years.
    (c) Priorities.--When prioritizing geographic areas to update 
environmental sensitivity index products, the Under Secretary shall 
consider--
            (1) the age of existing environmental sensitivity index 
        products for the areas;
            (2) the occurrence of extreme events, be it natural or man-
        made, which have significantly altered the shoreline or 
        ecosystem since the last update;
            (3) the natural variability of shoreline and coastal 
        environment; and
            (4) the volume of vessel traffic and general vulnerability 
        to spilled pollutants.
    (d) Environmental Sensitivity Index Product Defined.--In this 
section, the term ``environmental sensitivity index product'' means a 
map or similar tool that is utilized to identify sensitive shoreline, 
coastal or offshore, resources prior to an oil spill event in order to 
set baseline priorities for protection and plan cleanup strategies, 
typically including information relating to shoreline type, biological 
resources, and human use resources.
<DELETED>    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated to the Under Secretary $7,500,000 to carry out 
        subsection (a).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Availability.--Amounts appropriated or 
        otherwise made available pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be 
        available to the Under Secretary for the purposes set forth in 
        such paragraph until expended.</DELETED>
    (e) Funding.--Amounts for activities under this section shall be 
derived from amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated or made 
available for the Under Secretary.
                                                       Calendar No. 320

116th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1342

                          [Report No. 116-170]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To require the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere to update 
   periodically the environmental sensitivity index products of the 
 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for each coastal area 
              of the Great Lakes, and for other purposes.

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                           December 10, 2019

                       Reported with an amendment