Ocean, Coastal, and Watershed Education Act

Summary

Bay-Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Regional Program and National Environmental Literacy Grant Program Act - Directs the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a national competitive grant program under which the Administrator shall provide financial assistance to: (1) expand the adoption of coastal, ocean, and watershed environmental education within mainstream educational systems and other appropriate media; (2) build administrative and technical capacity with coastal, ocean, and watershed communities and stakeholder groups to enhance their effectiveness; (3) encourage water-dependent and outdoor recreation, experiential learning, and hands-on involvement with coastal and watershed resources as a method of promoting stewardship of those resources; and (4) develop and implement new approaches to advance coastal, ocean, and watershed education and environmental literacy at national, regional, and local levels. Requires the Administrator to: (1) give priority, in awarding grants, to innovative, strategic, high-leverage projects that demonstrate strong potential for being sustained; and (2) publish guidelines regarding implementation of the grant program. Directs the Administrator to: (1) establish the Bay-Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Regional Program, which shall be carried out through specified regional program offices; and (2) appoint a Regional Program Manager for each office. Authorizes the Administrator, in awarding grants under such Program, to give priority to projects that will: (1) promote bay-watershed education throughout the region; (2) advance strategic initiatives to incorporate bay-watershed education into education systems; (3) build capacity within bay-watershed education communities and stakeholder groups for expanding and strengthening their work; (4) build bay-watershed education into professional development or training activities for educators; and (5) broadly replicate existing, proven bay-watershed education programs. Requires NOAA's Office of Education to work with Regional Program Managers. .

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• Referred in Senate (text)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 22 March 2010

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• Referred in Senate (PDF)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 22 March 2010

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 19 March 2010

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 19 March 2010

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 19 March 2010

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 12 January 2010

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  Reported in House · EN · 12 January 2010

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 12 January 2010

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 24 September 2009

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 24 September 2009

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• Introduced in House

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