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H.R. 958: Hydrographic Services Amendments of 2004

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H.R. 958: Hydrographic Services Amendments of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2003-02-27 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2003-02-27 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 73 (2004): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR958 (2004-03-23), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Hydrographic Services Amendments of 2004

Plain summary

Hydrographic Services Amendments of 2003 - Amends Federal law to require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish, equip, and maintain up to ten Regional Navigation Response teams in priority coastal areas to conduct activities related to navigational safety and the validation of hydrographic data. Authorizes the Administrator to: (1) establish and implement a volunteer program and accept volunteer services; and (2) participate in a joint institute that develops new hydrographic technology and conducts academic, educational, and outreach activities that assist the Administrator. Requires the Administrator to assure that any international organizations and agreements to which the United States is a party that affect hydrographic products and nautical charts accept or recognize hydrographic products certified by the Administrator. Requires the Administrator to: (1) conduct an annual study regarding steps taken to comply with Executive Order 12906 (strengthening and enhancing of general policies in order to coordinate surveying, mapping and related spatial data activities between Federal agencies); and (2) develop a plan for increasing contracting with the private sector for photogrammetric, remote sensing, and other geospatial reference services related to hydrographic data acquisition or service activities. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to acquire and equip one hydrographic survey vessel. Designates specified area as Koss Cove in honor of the late Able Bodied Seaman Eric Steiner Koss. Requires the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior to develop a plan to depict the same shorelines on their respective nautical charts. Extends the Fisheries Survey Vessel Authorization Act of 2000.

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Official text

Hydrographic Services Amendments of 2004

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 958, Hydrographic Services Amendments of 2003 (2003-11-21); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 958, Hydrographic Services Amendments of 2003 (2003-11-21)

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Record fed-us-cong108-hr958 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108