Chesapeake WATERS Act

This bill rewrites the law for the Chesapeake Bay Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). It sets qualifications for the Office's Director and directs the Office to consult with the Chesapeake Executive Council and use peer review for its projects. It allows the Office to support a regional coastal observing system and buoy network, run an education and training program with grants, and run a habitat program for oysters, blue crabs, underwater grasses, and fish such as striped bass and menhaden. The Office would send Congress a report every two years with a two-year action plan.

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Sponsors

• Mark R. Warner Democrat sponsor
• 3 cosponsors