In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
December 3, 2020.
Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 1342) entitled “An Act to require the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere to update periodically the environmental sensitivity index products of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for each coastal area of the Great Lakes, and for other purposes.”, do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
This Act may be cited as the “Great Lakes Environmental Sensitivity Index Act of 2020”.
SEC. 2. Update to environmental sensitivity index products of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for Great Lakes.
(a) Update required for environmental sensitivity index products for Great Lakes.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere shall commence updating the environmental sensitivity index products of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for each coastal area of the Great Lakes.
(b) Periodic updates for environmental sensitivity index products generally.—Subject to the availability of appropriations and the priorities set forth in subsection (c), the Under Secretary shall—
(c) Priorities.—When prioritizing geographic areas to update environmental sensitivity index products, the Under Secretary shall consider—
(d) Environmental sensitivity index product defined.—In this section, the term “environmental sensitivity index product” means a map or similar tool that is utilized to identify sensitive shoreline, coastal or offshore, resources prior to an oil spill event in order to set baseline priorities for protection and plan cleanup strategies, typically including information relating to shoreline type, biological resources, and human use resources.
Attest:
Clerk.
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