To direct the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a National Coastal Data Information System, and for other purposes.

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 8750 To direct the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a National Coastal Data Information System, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOVEMBER 12, 2020 Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To direct the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a National Coastal Data In- formation System, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. NATIONAL SEA LEVEL RISE RISK ANALYSIS. 3 (a) PURPOSES.—The Secretary of Commerce, acting 4 through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 5 Atmospheric Administration, shall establish a National 6 Coastal Data Information System to— 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:04 Nov 26, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8750.IH H8750 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 8750 IH (1) combine existing observations, modeling, 1 predictions, products and services into an integrated 2 framework for producing and maintaining authori- 3 tative and timely data, maps, and information serv- 4 ices which quantify and communicate coastal flood 5 risk to the States; 6 (2) develop and strengthen partnerships with 7 organizations that represent end users within coastal 8 communities, including other Federal agencies, to 9 better assess information gaps and needs relating to 10 the risk posed by the rising sea level; and 11 (3) produce new information products and serv- 12 ices, targeted to end-user needs, that allow coastal 13 communities across the United States to plan for 14 present and future coastal flood risk. 15 (b) REPORT.—The Administrator shall, not less than 16 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act and every 17 3 years thereafter, provide the Committee on Natural Re- 18 sources of the House of Representatives with a report con- 19 taining holistic analysis of the need to expand observa- 20 tions, modeling, predictions, products, and services to— 21 (1) improve the understanding of changing 22 coastal flood risk, including the impacts of sea level 23 rise; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:04 Nov 26, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8750.IH H8750 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 8750 IH (2) track and report how observed rates of sea 1 level rise compare to the sea level rise predictions 2 published within the National Climate Assessments. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:04 Nov 26, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H8750.IH H8750 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS