[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 50 Referred in House (RFH)]
1st Session
S. 50
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 11, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committees
on Resources and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
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AN ACT
To authorize and strengthen the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration's tsunami detection, forecast, warning, and mitigation
program, 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 ``Tsunami Preparedness Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Tsunami are a series of large waves of long wavelength
created by the displacement of water by violent undersea
disturbances such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions,
landslides, explosions, and the impact of cosmic bodies.
(2) Tsunami have caused, and can cause in the future,
enormous loss of human life, injury, destruction of property,
and economic and social disruption in coastal and island
communities.
(3) While 85 percent of tsunami occur in the Pacific Ocean,
and coastal and island communities in this region are the most
vulnerable to the destructive results, tsunami can occur at any
point in any ocean or related body of water where there are
earthquakes, volcanoes, or any other activity that displaces a
large volume of water.
(4) A number of States and territories are subject to the
threat of tsunamis, including Alaska, California, Hawaii,
Oregon, Washington, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S.
Virgin Islands.
(5) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is
responsible for maintaining a tsunami detection and warning
system for the Nation, issuing warnings to United States
communities at risk from tsunami, and preparing those
communities to respond appropriately, through--
(A) the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Ewa
Beach, Hawaii, which serves as a warning center for
Hawaii, all other United States assets in the Pacific,
and Puerto Rico;
(B) the Alaska/West Coast Tsunami Warning Center in
Palmer, Alaska, which is responsible for issuing
warnings for Alaska, British Columbia, California,
Oregon, and Washington;
(C) the Federal-State national tsunami hazard
mitigation program;
(D) a tsunami research and assessment program,
including programs conducted by the Pacific Marine
Environmental Laboratory;
(E) the TsunamiReady Program, which educates and
prepares communities for survival before and during a
tsunami;
(F) an archive of historical tsunami data, held at
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's
National Geophysical Data Center; and
(G) other related programs, including those
operated in coordination with academic institutions.
(6) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
also represents the United States as a member of the
International Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System
in the Pacific, administered by the Intergovernmental
Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, for which the Pacific
Tsunami Warning Center acts as the operational center and
shares seismic and water level information with 26 member
states, and maintains UNESCO's International Tsunami
Information Center, in Honolulu, Hawaii, which provides
technical and educational assistance to member states.
(7) The Tsunami Warning Centers receive seismographic
information from the Global Seismic Network, an international
system of earthquake monitoring stations, from the United
States Geological Survey National Earthquake Information
Center, the Alaska Earthquake Information Center, and
cooperative regional seismic networks, and use these data to
issue tsunami warnings and integrate the information with data
from their own tidal and deep ocean monitoring stations, to
cancel or verify the existence of a damaging tsunami. Warnings
are disseminated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration to State emergency operation centers.
(8) Current gaps in the International Tsunami Warning
System, such as the lack of regional warning systems in the
Indian Ocean, the southwest Pacific Ocean, Central and South
America, the Mediterranean Sea, and Caribbean, pose risks for
coastal and island communities.
(9) The tragic and extreme loss of life experienced by
countries in the Indian Ocean following the magnitude 9.0
earthquake and resulting tsunami in that region on December 26,
2004, illustrates the destructive consequences which can occur
in the absence of an effective tsunami warning and notification
system.
(10) An effective tsunami warning and notification system
is part of a multi-hazard disaster warning and preparedness
program and requires real-time seismic, sea level, and
oceanographic data, high-speed data analysis capabilities, a
high-speed tsunami warning and notification system, a sustained
program of education and risk assessment to develop response
strategies, and an established local infrastructure for timely
and effective dissemination of warnings to activate evacuation
of tsunami hazard zones.
(11) The Tsunami Warning System for the Pacific is a model
for other regions of the world to adopt, and can be expanded
and modernized to increase detection, forecast, and warning
capabilities for vulnerable states and territories, reduce the
incidence of costly false alarms, improve reliability of
measurement and assessment technology, and increase community
preparedness.
(12) Tsunami warning and preparedness capability can be
developed in other vulnerable areas of the world, such as the
Indian Ocean, by identifying tsunami hazard zones, educating
populations, developing alert and notification infrastructure,
and by deploying near real-time tsunami detection sensors and
gauges, establishing hazard notification and warning networks,
expanding global monitoring of seismic activity, encouraging
the increased exchange of seismic and tidal data between
nations, and improving international coordination when a
tsunami is detected.
(13) UNESCO has recognized the need to establish tsunami
warning systems for regions beyond the Pacific Basin that are
vulnerable to tsunami, including the Indian Ocean, and has
convened a working group to lead an effort to expand the
International Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific to such
vulnerable regions.
(14) The international community and all vulnerable nations
should take coordinated efforts to establish and participate in
regional tsunami warning systems and other hazard warnings
systems developed to meet the goals of the United Nations
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction.
(15) On February 16, 2005, the United States, together with
53 other Nations participating in the Third Earth Observation
Summit in Brussels, Belgium, adopted a 10-year implementation
plan as the basis for establishing the Global Earth Observation
System of Systems.
(16) The Global Earth Observation System of Systems will
consist of existing and future earth observation systems,
including the United States tsunami detection and warning
system.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to improve tsunami detection, forecast, warnings,
notification, preparedness, and mitigation in order to protect
life and property both in the United States and elsewhere in
the world;
(2) to improve and modernize the existing Pacific Tsunami
Warning System to increase coverage, reduce false alarms and
increase accuracy of forecasts and warnings, and expand
detection and warning systems to include other vulnerable
States and United States territories, including the Caribbean/
Atlantic/Gulf region;
(3) to increase and accelerate mapping, modeling, research,
assessment, education, and outreach efforts in order to improve
forecasting, preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery
of tsunami and related coastal hazards;
(4) to provide technical and other assistance to speed
international efforts to establish regional tsunami warning
systems in vulnerable areas worldwide, including the Indian
Ocean; and
(5) to improve Federal, State, and international
coordination for tsunami and other coastal hazard warnings and
preparedness.
SEC. 3. TSUNAMI DETECTION AND WARNING SYSTEM.
(a) In General.--The Administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration shall operate regional tsunami detection and
warning systems for the Pacific Ocean region and for the Atlantic
Ocean, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico region that will provide maximum
detection capability for United States coastal tsunami.
(b) System Requirements.--
(1) Pacific system.--The Pacific tsunami warning system
shall cover the entire Pacific Ocean area, including the
Western Pacific, the Central Pacific, the North Pacific, the
South Pacific, and the East Pacific and Arctic areas.
(2) Atlantic, caribbean, and gulf of mexico system.--The
Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf system shall cover areas of the
Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico that the
Administrator determines--
(A) to be geologically active, or to have
significant potential for geological activity; and
(B) to pose measurable risks of tsunamis for States
along the coastal areas of the Atlantic Ocean or the
Gulf of Mexico.
(3) Components.--The systems shall--
(A) utilize an array of deep ocean detection buoys,
including redundant and spare buoys;
(B) include an associated tide gauge and water
level system designed for long-term continuous
operation tsunami transmission capability;
(C) allow for such additional sensors as may be
necessary for tsunami and weather warnings and
forecasts;
(D) provide for the establishment of a cooperative
effort between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration and the United States Geological Survey
under which the Geological Survey and State earthquake
information centers provide rapid and reliable real-
time seismic information to the Administration from
international and domestic seismic networks;
(E) provide for information and data processing
through the tsunami warning centers established under
subsection (c);
(F) be integrated into United States and global
ocean and earth observing systems, including the Global
Earth Observation System of Systems;
(G) provide an infrastructure, building on local
systems, for at-risk tsunami communities that supports
rapid and reliable alert and notification to the
public, such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration's Weather, Alert, and Readiness Network,
which includes the weather radio and the All Hazard
Alert Broadcasting Radio; and
(H) the integration of NOAA's Advanced Weather
Interactive Processing System with other technologies.
(4) Federal cooperation.--In deploying and maintaining
detection buoys utilized in the tsunami warning system, the
Administrator should leverage the assistance and assets of the
United States Coast Guard, the Navy, and other Federal agency
assets in the region. Within 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall provide a report
to the Senate committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation, the House of Representatives Committee on
Science, and the House of Representatives Committee on
Resources that summarizes the extent to which the United States
Coast Guard or any other Federal agency is assistance in
deploying and maintaining such buoys.
(c) Tsunami Warning Centers.--
(1) In general.--The Administrator shall establish tsunami
warning centers to provide a link between the detection and
warning system and the tsunami hazard mitigation program
established under section 4 including--
(A) a Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii;
(B) a West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
in Alaska; and
(C) any additional warning centers determined by
the Administrator to be necessary.
(2) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of each tsunami
warning center shall include--
(A) continuously monitoring data from seismological
stations, deep ocean detection buoys, and tidal
monitoring stations and providing such data to the
national tsunami archive;
(B) evaluating earthquakes that have the potential
to generate tsunami;
(C) evaluating deep ocean buoy data and tidal
monitoring stations for indications of tsunami
resulting from sources other than earthquakes; and
(D) disseminating information and warning bulletins
appropriate for local and distant tsunamis to
government agencies and the public and alerting
potentially impacted coastal areas for evacuation.
(d) Data Management.--The Administrator shall maintain national and
regionally-based data management systems to support and establish data
management requirements for the tsunami detection and monitoring
system, including requirements for--
(1) quality control and quality assurance;
(2) archiving and maintaining data;
(3) supporting integration of observations from the system
with other national and international water level measurements,
such as the Global Sea Level Monitoring System;
(4) integration of observations from the system with other
elements of the global and coastal components of the integrated
ocean and coastal observing system and the Global Earth
Observation System of Systems; and
(5) the development of and access to data sets and
integrated data products designed to support multi-hazard
regional vulnerability assessment and adaptation programs such
as the program established under section 8.
SEC. 4. TSUNAMI HAZARD MITIGATION PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration shall, in coordination with other agencies
and academic institutions, develop and conduct a community-based
tsunami hazard mitigation program to improve tsunami preparedness of
at-risk areas.
(b) Coordinating Committee.--In developing and conducting the
program, the Administrator shall establish a coordinating committee
comprising representatives of Federal agencies and other governmental
entities involved in tsunami mitigation and response, including--
(1) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
(2) the United States Geological Survey;
(3) the National Science Foundation;
(4) the National Institute of Standards and Technology; and
(5) affected coastal States and territories.
(c) Program Components.--The program shall--
(1) improve the quality and extent of inundation mapping,
including assessment of vulnerable inner coastal areas;
(2) promote and improve community outreach and education
networks and programs to ensure community awareness and
readiness, including the development of multi-hazard risk and
vulnerability assessment training and decision support tools,
implementation of technical training and public education
programs, and provide for certification of prepared
communities;
(3) integrate tsunami awareness, preparedness, and
mitigation programs into ongoing hazard warning and risk
management programs in affected areas including the National
Response Plan and State coastal zone management plans;
(4) promote the adoption of tsunami warning and mitigation
measures by Federal, State, tribal, and local governments and
non-governmental entities through a grant program for training,
development of guidelines, and other purposes;
(5) develop tsunami specific rescue and recovery guidelines
for the National Response Plan, including long-term mitigation
measures, educational programs regarding the consequences of
development in high-risk areas, and use of remote sensing and
other technology in rescue and recovery operations;
(6) require budget coordination, through the
Administration, to carry out the purposes of this Act and to
ensure that participating agencies provide necessary funds for
matters within their respective areas of authority and
expertise; and
(7) provide for periodic external review of the program and
for inclusion of the results of such reviews in the report
required by section 6(e).
SEC. 5. TSUNAMI RESEARCH PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration shall, in coordination with other agencies
and academic institutions, establish a tsunami research program to
develop detection, prediction, communication, and mitigation science
and technology that supports tsunami forecasts and warnings, including
advanced sensing techniques, information and communication technology,
data collection, analysis and assessment for tsunami tracking and
numerical forecast modeling that will--
(1) help determine--
(A) whether an earthquake or other seismic event
will result in a tsunami; and
(B) the likely path, severity, duration, and travel
time of a tsunami;
(2) develop techniques and technologies that may be used to
communicate tsunami forecasts and warnings as quickly and
effectively as possible to affected communities;
(3) develop techniques and technologies to support
evacuation products, including real-time notice of the
condition of critical infrastructure along tsunami evacuation
routes for public officials and first responders; and
(4) develop techniques for utilizing remote sensing
technologies in rescue and recovery operations.
(b) Technology.--The Administrator, in consultation with other
appropriate Federal agencies, shall investigate the potential for
improved technology for tsunami and other hazard warnings by
incorporating into the existing system a full range of options for
providing those warnings to the public.
SEC. 6. TSUNAMI SYSTEM UPGRADE AND MODERNIZATION.
(a) System Upgrades.--The Administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration shall--
(1) authorize and direct the immediate repair of existing
deep ocean detection buoys and related components of the
system;
(2) ensure the deployment of an array of deep ocean
detection buoys capable of carrying multi-observation
technology in the regions described in section 3(a) of this
Act;
(3) ensure expansion or upgrade of the seismic monitoring
and tide gauge networks in the regions described in section
3(a); and
(4) complete the upgrades not later than December 31, 2007.
(b) Transfer of Technology; Maintenance and Upgrades.--In carrying
out this section, the Administrator shall--
(1) promulgate specifications and standards for forecast,
detection, and warning systems, including detection equipment;
(2) develop and execute a plan for the transfer of
technology from ongoing research to long-term operations;
(3) ensure that detection equipment is maintained in
operational condition to fulfill the forecasting, detection and
warning requirements of the regional tsunami detection and
warning systems;
(4) obtain, to the greatest extent practicable, priority
treatment in budgeting for, acquiring, transporting, and
maintaining weather sensors, tide gauges, water level gauges,
and tsunami buoys incorporated into the system including
obtaining ship time; and
(5) ensure integration of the tsunami detection system with
other United States and global ocean and coastal observation
systems, the Global Earth Observation System of Systems, global
seismic networks, and the Advanced National Seismic System.
(c) Certification.--Amounts appropriated for any fiscal year
pursuant to section 9 to carry out this section may not be obligated or
expended for the acquisition of services for construction or deployment
of tsunami detection equipment unless the Administrator certifies in
writing to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation, the House of Representatives Committee on Science, and
the House of Representatives Committee on Resources within 60 calendar
days after the date on which the President submits the Budget of the
United States for that fiscal year to the Congress that--
(1) each contractor for such services has met the
requirements of the contract for such construction or
deployment;
(2) the equipment to be constructed or deployed is capable
of becoming fully operational without the obligation or
expenditure of additional appropriated funds; and
(3) the Administrator does not reasonably foresee
unanticipated delays in the deployment and operational schedule
specified in the contract.
(d) Congressional Notifications.--The Administrator shall notify
the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the
House of Representatives Committee on Science, and the House of
Representatives Committee on Resources of--
(1) impaired regional detection coverage due to equipment
or system failures; and
(2) significant contractor failures or delays in completing
work associated with the tsunami detection and warning system.
(e) Annual Report.--The Administrator shall transmit an annual
report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
and the House of Representatives Committee on Science the status of the
tsunami detection and warning system, including accuracy, false alarms,
equipment failures, improvements over the previous year, and goals for
further improvement (or plans for curing failures) of the system, as
well as progress and accomplishments of the national tsunami hazard
mitigation program.
(f) External Review.--The National Academy of Science shall review
the tsunami detection, forecast, and warning system operated by the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under this Act to
assess further modernization and coverage needs, as well as long-term
operational reliability issues, taking into account measures
implemented under this Act, and transmit a report containing its
recommendations, including an estimate of the costs of implementing
those recommendations, to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on
Science within 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 7. GLOBAL TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION NETWORK.
(a) International Tsunami Warning System.--The Administrator of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in coordination with
other members of the United States Interagency Committee of the
National Tsunami Mitigation Program, shall provide technical assistance
and advice to the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO,
the World Meteorological Organization, the Group on Earth Observations,
and other international entities, as part of international efforts to
develop a fully functional global tsunami warning system comprised of
regional tsunami warning networks, modeled on the International Tsunami
Warning System of the Pacific, and consistent with the 10-year
implementation plan for the Global Earth Observation System of Systems.
(b) International Tsunami Information Center.--The Administrator
shall operate an International Tsunami Information Center to improve
tsunami preparedness for all Pacific Ocean nations participating in the
International Tsunami Warning System of the Pacific, and which may also
provide such assistance to other nations participating in a global
tsunami warning system established through the International
Oceanographic Committee of UNESCO. As part of its responsibilities in
the Pacific, the Center shall--
(1) monitor international tsunami warning activities in the
Pacific;
(2) assist member states in establishing national warning
systems, and make information available on current technologies
for tsunami warning systems;
(3) maintain a library of materials to promulgate knowledge
about tsunamis in general and for use by the scientific
community; and
(4) disseminate information, including educational
materials and research reports.
(c) Technical Assistance.--In carrying out this section, the
Administrator--
(1) shall give priority to assisting nations in identifying
vulnerable coastal areas, creating inundation maps, obtaining
or designing real-time detection and reporting equipment, and
establishing communication and warning networks and contact
points in each vulnerable nation;
(2) may establish a process for transfer of detection and
communication technology to affected nations for the purposes
of establishing the international tsunami warning system; and
(3) shall provide technical and other assistance to support
international tsunami education, response, vulnerability, and
adaptation programs.
(d) Data-sharing Requirement.--The Administrator may not provide
assistance under this section for any region unless all affected
nations in that region participating in the tsunami warning network
agree to share relevant data associated with the development and
operation of the network.
(e) Funding Assistance.--The Administrator, in coordination with
the Secretary of State, shall seek funding assistance from
participating nations needed to ensure establishment of a fully
functional global tsunami warning system.
(f) Receipt of International Reimbursement Authorized.--The
Administrator may accept payment to, or reimbursement of, the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in cash or in kind from
international organizations and foreign authorities, or payment or
reimbursement made on behalf of such an authority, for expenses
incurred by the Administrator in carrying out any activity under this
Act. Any such payments or reimbursements shall be considered a
reimbursement to the appropriated funds of the Administration.
SEC. 8. COASTAL COMMUNITY VULNERABILITY AND ADAPTATION PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration shall establish an integrated coastal
vulnerability and adaptation program focused on improving the
resilience of coastal communities to natural hazards and disasters. The
program shall be regional in nature, build upon and integrate existing
Federal and State programs, and provide usable products that will
improve preparedness of communities, businesses, and government
entities. The program may include the following activities:
(1) Development of multi-hazard vulnerability maps to
characterize and assess risks of coastal communities to a range
of natural hazards and provide a baseline for assessing future
risks.
(2) Multi-disciplinary vulnerability assessment research
and education that will help integrate risk management with
community development planning and policies.
(3) Risk management and leadership training for the public,
local officials, and institutions that will enhance
understanding and preparedness.
(4) Risk assessment technology development, including
research and development of emerging technologies and practical
application of existing or emerging technologies, such as
modeling, remote sensing, geospatial technology, engineering,
and observing systems.
(5) Risk management data and information services,
including access to data and products derived from observing
and detection systems, as well as development and maintenance
of new integrated data products that would support risk
assessment and risk management programs.
(6) Risk notification systems that coordinate with and
build upon existing systems and actively engage policy
officials, government agencies, businesses, communities, non-
governmental organizations, and the media.
(b) Regional Pilot Projects.--
(1) In general.--Within 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Administrator shall, in consultation with the
appropriate Federal, State, tribal, and local governmental
entities, establish 3 pilot projects to conduct regional
assessments of the vulnerability of coastal areas of the United
States to hazards associated with tsunami and other natural
hazards or coastal disasters. Priority shall be given to
collaborative partnership proposals from regionally-based
multi-organizational coalitions. In preparing the regional
assessments, the Administrator shall collect and compile
current information on tsunami and other natural hazards or
coastal disasters.
(2) Scope.--Regional assessments under the pilot program
shall include an evaluation of--
(A) the social impacts associated with threats to
and potential losses of housing, communities, and
infrastructure;
(B) the physical impacts such as coastal erosion,
flooding and loss of estuarine habitat, saltwater
intrusion of aquifers and saltwater encroachment, and
species migration;
(C) the economic impact on local, State, tribal,
and regional economies, including the impact on coastal
infrastructure and the abundance or distribution of
economically important living marine resources; and
(D) opportunities to enhance the resilience of at-
risk communities, economic sectors, and natural
resources.
(c) Selection Criteria.--The Administrator shall rely on the
following criteria in identifying appropriate regional pilot projects:
(1) Vulnerability to tsunami and other natural hazards or
coastal disasters.
(2) Dependence on economic sectors and natural resources
that are particularly sensitive to coastal hazards.
(3) Opportunities to link and leverage related regional
risk observation, research, forecasting, assessment,
educational and risk management programs.
(4) Demonstration of strong, interagency collaboration in
the area of risk management for tsunami and other natural
hazards or coastal disasters.
(5) Access to NOAA and other Federal agency programs,
facilities, and infrastructure related to tsunami and other
coastal hazards monitoring, warning, forecasting, research
assessment, and data management.
(d) Regional Adaptation Plans.--The Administrator shall, within 3
years after the commencement of each project under subsection (b),
submit to the Congress regional adaptation plans--
(1) based on the information contained in the regional
assessments conducted under subsection (b);
(2) developed with the participation of other Federal
agencies, State, tribal, and local government agencies, and
non-governmental entities (including academia and the private
sector) that will be critical in the implementation of the plan
at the State, tribal, and local levels;
(3) that recommend targets and strategies to address
impacts associated with tsunami and other natural hazards or
coastal disasters;
(4) that include recommendations for both short- and long-
term adaptation strategies; and
(5) that include recommendations on--
(A) Federal flood insurance program modifications;
(B) areas that have been identified as high risk
through mapping and assessment;
(C) enhancing the effectiveness of State coastal
zone management programs in mitigating or preventing
coastal risks;
(D) mitigation incentives such as rolling
easements, strategic retreat, State or Federal
acquisition in fee simple or other interest in land,
construction standards, and zoning;
(E) land and property owner education;
(F) economic planning for small communities
dependent upon affected coastal resources, including
fisheries; and
(G) funding requirements and mechanisms.
(e) Technical Planning and Financial Assistance.--The
Administrator, through the National Ocean Service, shall establish a
coordinated program--
(1) to provide technical planning assistance and financial
assistance to coastal States, tribes, and local governments as
they develop and implement adaptation or mitigation strategies
and plans under this section; and
(2) to make products, information, tools, and technical
expertise generated from the development of the regional
assessment and the regional adaptation plan available to
coastal States for the purposes of developing their own State,
tribal, and local plans.
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--
(1) $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2012
to carry out this Act (other than section 8); and
(2) $5,000,000 for each of such fiscal years to carry out
section 8, of which at least $3,000,000 for each fiscal year
shall be used to carry out the pilot projects authorized by
section 8(b).
Passed the Senate July 1, 2005.
Attest:
EMILY J. REYNOLDS,
Secretary.