    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 134, 116th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 116-274
    116th Congress

    An Act

    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 2020''.
    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

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    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.
    (e) Funding.--Funds to carry out the activities under this section
    shall be derived from amounts authorized to be appropriated for the
    Under Secretary that are enacted after the date of the enactment of this
    Act.

    Approved December 31, 2020.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 1342:
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    SENATE REPORTS: No. 116-170 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, and
    Transportation).
    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 166 (2020):
    Nov. 16, considered and passed Senate.
    Dec. 3, considered and passed House, amended.
    Dec. 10, Senate concurred in House amendment.