HR 3644 · 111th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Ocean, Coastal, and Watershed Education Act

Introduced 2009-09-24· Sponsored by Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23]· House

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Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.(2010-03-22)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2010-03-19
Roll #142
Yea 244Nay 170
Democrats
236 Yea·9 Nay
Republicans
8 Yea·161 Nay
PassedHouse · 2010-03-19
Roll #142
Yea 244Nay 170
Democrats
236 Yea·9 Nay
Republicans
8 Yea·161 Nay
FailedHouse · 2010-03-19
Roll #141
Yea 200Nay 215
Democrats
31 Yea·215 Nay
Republicans
169 Yea·0 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Bay-Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Regional Program and National Environmental Literacy Grant Program Act - Directs the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a national competitive grant program under which the Administrator shall provide financial assistance to: (1) expand the adoption of coastal, ocean, and watershed environmental education within mainstream educational systems and other appropriate media; (2) build administrative and technical capacity with coastal, ocean, and watershed communities and stakeholder groups to enhance their effectiveness; (3) encourage water-dependent and outdoor recreation, experiential learning, and hands-on involvement with coastal and watershed resources as a method of promoting stewardship of those resources; and (4) develop and implement new approaches to advance coastal, ocean, and watershed education and environmental literacy at national, regional, and local levels. Requires the Administrator to: (1) give priority, in awarding grants, to innovative, strategic, high-leverage projects that demonstrate strong potential for being sustained; and (2) publish guidelines regarding implem…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 3644, Ocean, Coastal, and Watershed Education Act

Dec 4, 2009

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 18, 2009</p>

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H.R. 3644, Ocean, Coastal, and Watershed Education Act

Dec 4, 2009

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 18, 2009

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (20)

19 Democrats1 Republican