National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1994

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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: NOAA Ocean and Coastal Programs Title II: Administration and Other Accounts Title III: Miscellaneous NOAA Programs National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1994 - Title I: NOAA Ocean and Coastal Programs - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Commerce for FY 1994 and 1995 for use by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for the following programs and activities: (1) mapping and charting; (2) geodesy; (3) weather observation and prediction; (4) estuarine and coastal assessment; and (5) marine prediction research, including research activities at the Great Lakes and the Southeast Florida and Caribbean Areas. Title II: Administration and Other Accounts - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for FY 1994 and 1995 for NOAA marine service activities. Title III: Miscellaneous NOAA Programs - Requires one-sixth of the fiscal year fees collected by the NOAA from the sale of nautical products (and from licensing of such products) to be deposited in a specified account and used only for the acquisition, installation, and maintenance of certain systems and equipment, as well as other activities directly related to the modernization and improvement of maritime safety. Provides that such fees shall not be considered to be offsetting receipts and shall not be used for administrative costs of NOAA or the Department of Commerce. (Sec. 301b) Directs the Secretary to deploy in Galveston Bay and the Houston Ship Channel a Physical Ocean Real-Time System (PORTS system). (Sec. 302) Expresses the sense of the Congress that the NOAA should expand its efforts to further the use of defense-related technologies, data, and other resources to support its oceanic missions. (Sec. 303) Directs the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees on the status of NOAA marine navigation safety programs. (Sec. 304) Directs the Secretary to give priority consideration to designating Mullica River, New Jersey, as a national estuarine reserve under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972. (Sec. 305) Directs the Secretary to take into account specified factors in selecting a replacement site for the National Marine Fisheries Service Lab at Tiburon, California. Directs the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees concerning facility needs for the National Marine Sanctuary Program. (Sec. 307) Directs the Secretary to establish a PORTS system for San Francisco Bay after conducting a hydrodynamics study of the Bay. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 308) Directs the Secretary to convey to Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service Laboratory at Gloucester, Massachusetts, under certain terms and conditions, including continued use of such property by such Service. (Sec. 309) Provides reimbursement from the United States to NOAA, after settlement of a collision damage claim involving the NOAA research vessel DISCOVERER, for use in vessel repair. (Sec. 310) Authorizes the Secretary to enter into specified contracts for FY 1995 to implement the NOAA fleet modernization plan. Provides certain limitations on expenditures for repairs and maintenance under the NOAA Fleet Modernization Act.

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• Placed on Calendar Senate (text)

  Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 27 September 1994

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• Placed on Calendar Senate (PDF)

  Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 27 September 1994

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 26 September 1994

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 26 September 1994

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 26 September 1994

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 29 July 1994

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 29 July 1994

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 10 March 1994

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  Introduced in House · EN · 10 March 1994

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• Introduced in House

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