|
|
|
|
For Immediate Release
07/19/07
Contact: |
Jenilee Keefe w/Inouye 202-224-7824
|
|
|
|
|
Hydrographic Data Bill Approved by Commerce Committee
|
|
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation unanimously approved today S. 1582, the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2007 (HSIA). HSIA enhances the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) ability to generate surveys and mapping of our nation’s coasts and oceans.
“For safe, efficient, and environmentally sound navigation and maritime commerce, we must possess up-to-date mapping of our ocean floor,” said Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii). “We also depend on it to protect our coastal and ocean resources.”
The measure, introduced by Senators Inouye and Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), also recognizes NOAA’s role in providing data in the wake of a natural or man-made disaster such as a hurricane. Such data is especially important to reopening shipping lanes and ports.
###
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26th - |
Rockefeller DTV Delay Bill Passes Senate
- Washington, DC – Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed the DTV Delay bill by unanimous consent.
“Delaying the upcoming DTV switch is the right thing to do. I firmly believe that our nation is not yet ready to make this transition at this time. The S...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22nd - |
Rockefeller Announces Compromise on DTV Delay Bill
- Washington, DC – This evening, Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, announced a bipartisan compromise to the DTV Delay Act introduced last week.
The amended DTV Delay Act will retain the extension of the digital transition date to June 12, 2009. Additionally, the agreement extends the Federal Communicatio...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15th - |
Oceans Policy Scores Victory with Passage of S. 22, the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ocean conservation and research scored a major victory today with the passage of S. 22, the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. The act includes five bills, originally introduced in the 110th Congress under the leadership of Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii), that increase our knowledge of oceans and coastal areas, provide policymakers with i...
|
|
|
|
|
|
Audio Clip | Video Clip
|
|
|
|
|
|
|