HR 3644 · 111th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Ocean, Coastal, and Watershed Education Act
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.(2010-03-22)
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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 OfficeH.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>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 3644, Ocean, Coastal, and Watershed Education Act
Dec 4, 2009Cost 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