S.3515: A bill to establish 4 regional institutes as centers of excellence for research, planning, and related efforts to assess and prepare for the impacts of climate change on ocean and coastal areas.

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about education
  • Introduced Sept. 18, 2008
  • Latest Major Action Sept. 18, 2008

Bill Summary

Directs the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) establish an Institute for Ocean and Coastal Adaptation to Climate Change at an institution of higher education in each of four separate regions of the United States; and (2) award grants to such educational institutions for research, planning, and related activities to assess and...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sept. 18, 2008

Introduced in the Senate by Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)

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