Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2008
Rep. Don Young (R-AK)Legislative Activity
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Ordered placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 697.
April 14, 2008
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Introduced in House
August 2, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
August 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.
August 10, 2007
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee Without Recommendation (Amended) by Unanimous Consent .
February 13, 2008
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
February 13, 2008
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
March 12, 2008
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
March 12, 2008
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-556.
March 31, 2008
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 339.
March 31, 2008
Mr. Abercrombie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
March 31, 2008 • 2:34 PM
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1782-1783)
March 31, 2008 • 2:35 PM
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3352.
March 31, 2008 • 2:35 PM
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
March 31, 2008 • 2:38 PM
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1789-1790)
March 31, 2008 • 6:31 PM
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 308 - 60 (Roll no. 147).(text: CR H1782-1783)
March 31, 2008 • 6:56 PM
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 308 - 60 (Roll no. 147). (text: CR H1782-1783)
March 31, 2008 • 6:56 PM
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
March 31, 2008 • 6:56 PM
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
April 1, 2008
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
April 14, 2008
Ordered placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 697.
April 14, 2008
Voting History
1 vote recorded • Roll call available
Floor Debate
11 membersWhat members said about H.R. 3352 on the floor
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Floor Debate
11 membersWhat members said about H.R. 3352 on the floor
Madam Speaker, during the week of February 25-29, 2008, I was unavoidably absent from rollcall votes 69-87. Had I been present I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall vote 69, H. Res. 978, ``yea'' on…
Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3352) to reauthorize and amend the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act, and for other purposes, as amended. Madam Speaker, I ask…
Madam Speaker, I would like to state for the record my position on the following votes I missed on March 31st and April 1st, 2008. On Monday, March 30, 2008 and Tuesday, April 1, 2008, I was unable…
Madam Speaker, I was unable to cast votes on the following legislative measures on March 31, 2008. If I were present for rollcall votes, I would have voted ``yea'' on each of the following bills:…
Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 3352. Hydrographic surveys and shoreline mapping activities provide data to produce accurate nautical charts. Many vessels from large container ships and oil…
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Madam Speaker, on Monday, March 31, I was unavoidably absent and so was unable to join in three recorded votes. If I had been present, I would have voted as follows: On H.R. 3352--To reauthorize and…
Madam Speaker, due to the recent death of a family friend and my attendance at his funeral service, I was unable to vote on three measures on the House floor on March 31, 2008. Had I been present, I…
Madam Speaker, on Monday, March 31, 2008, I was unavoidably detained with a prior obligation. I would have voted as follows: (1) Rollcall No. 147: ``yes''--On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass…
Madam Speaker, on rollcall 147, H.R. 3352, I was not present. If I had been there, I would have voted ``yes.'' On rollcall 148, H.R. 2675, I was not present. If I had been there, I would have voted…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that H.R. 3352 be discharged from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and be placed on the calendar.
Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
Bill Text
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[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
[H.R. 3352 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]
Calendar No. 697
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3352
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 14, 2008
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
April 14, 2008
Committee discharged; ordered to be placed on the calendar
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To reauthorize and amend the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act, 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 ``Hydrographic Services Improvement
Act Amendments of 2008''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 302 of the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998
(33 U.S.C. 892) is amended--
(1) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
``(3) Hydrographic data.--The term `hydrographic data'
means information that--
``(A) is acquired through--
``(i) hydrographic, bathymetric,
photogrammetric, lidar, radar, remote sensing,
or shoreline and other ocean- and coastal-
related surveying;
``(ii) geodetic, geospatial, or geomagnetic
measurements;
``(iii) tide, water level, and current
observations; or
``(iv) other methods; and
``(B) is used in providing hydrographic
services.'';
(2) by amending paragraph (4)(A) to read as follows:
``(A) the management, maintenance, interpretation,
certification, and dissemination of bathymetric,
hydrographic, shoreline, geodetic, geospatial,
geomagnetic, and tide, water level, and current
information, including the production of nautical
charts, nautical information databases, and other
products derived from hydrographic data;''; and
(3) by striking paragraph (5).
SEC. 3. FUNCTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATOR.
Section 303 of the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998
(33 U.S.C. 892a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``the Act of 1947,'' and inserting
``the Coast and Geodetic Survey Act (33 U.S.C. 883a et
seq.)''; and
(B) in paragraph (1) by striking ``data;'' and
inserting ``data and provide hydrographic services;'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking ``the Act of 1947,'' and inserting
``the Coast and Geodetic Survey Act (33 U.S.C. 883a et
seq.)'';
(B) in paragraph (3) by striking ``title IX of the
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of
1949; and'' and inserting ``subchapter VI of chapter 10
of title 40, United States Code;'';
(C) in paragraph (4) by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) may create, support, and maintain a Joint
Hydrographic Institute.''; and
(3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
``(c) Acquisition of Hydrographic Data and Provide Hydrographic
Services.--To the extent that it does not detract from the promotion of
safe and efficient navigation, the Administrator may acquire
hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services to--
``(1) support the conservation and management of coastal
and ocean resources;
``(2) save and protect life and property;
``(3) support the resumption of commerce in response to
emergencies, natural disasters, and man-made disasters; and
``(4) meet homeland security and maritime domain awareness
needs, including carrying out mission assignments (as that term
is defined in section 641 of the Post-Katrina Emergency
Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 741).''.
SEC. 4. HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICES REVIEW PANEL.
Section 305 of the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998
(33 U.S.C. 892c) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(1)(A) by striking ``Director'' and
inserting ``Co-directors'';
(2) in subsections (c)(1)(C), (c)(3), and (e) by striking
``Secretary'' each place it appears and inserting
``Administrator''; and
(3) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
``(d) Compensation.--Voting members of the panel shall be
reimbursed for actual and reasonable expenses, including travel and per
diem, incurred in the performance of duties for the panel.''.
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 306 of the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998
(33 U.S.C. 892d) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 306. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
``There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator the
following:
``(1) To carry out nautical mapping and charting functions
under sections 303 and 304, except for conducting hydrographic
surveys--
``(A) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
``(B) $56,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
``(C) $57,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
``(D) $58,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.
``(2) To contract for hydrographic surveys under section
303(b)(1), including the leasing or time chartering of
vessels--
``(A) $32,130,000 for fiscal year 2009;
``(B) $32,760,000 for fiscal year 2010;
``(C) $33,390,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
``(D) $34,020,000 for fiscal year 2012.
``(3) To operate hydrographic survey vessels owned by the
United States and operated by the Administration--
``(A) $25,900,000 for fiscal year 2009;
``(B) $26,400,000 for fiscal year 2010;
``(C) $26,900,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
``(D) $27,400,000 for fiscal year 2012.
``(4) To carry out geodetic functions under this title--
``(A) $32,640,000 for fiscal year 2009;
``(B) $32,280,000 for fiscal year 2010;
``(C) $33,920,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
``(D) $34,560,000 for fiscal year 2012.
``(5) To carry out tide and current measurement functions
under this title--
``(A) $27,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
``(B) $27,500,000 for fiscal year 2010;
``(C) $28,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
``(D) $28,500,000 for fiscal year 2012.
``(6) To acquire a replacement hydrographic survey vessel
capable of staying at sea continuously for at least 30 days
$75,000,000.''.
SEC. 6. ADDITION OF SHORT TITLE TO EXISTING LAW.
The Act of August 6, 1947 (chapter 504; 33 U.S.C. 883a et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 11. SHORT TITLE.
``This Act may be cited as the `Coast and Geodetic Survey Act'.''.
Passed the House of Representatives March 31, 2008.
Attest:
LORRAINE C. MILLER,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 697
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3352
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To reauthorize and amend the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act, and
for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
April 14, 2008
Committee discharged; ordered to be placed on the calendar