Chesapeake WATERS Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Chesapeake WATERS Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Government Operations, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H453FC3C3354A4CC89048EC5B125D9CD3: 1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Chesapeake Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science Act or the Chesapeake WATERS Act.
- Section H4FF929B6BBA744B6B94DEE1FB8D2B486: 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Chesapeake Bay Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration should be the primary...
- Section HBE7D8F33C0E146329E8EAAD3166F2511: 3. Reauthorization of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Chesapeake Bay Office Section 307 of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Chesapeake WATERS Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Government Operations, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, Chesapeake WATERS Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- schools, students, and education providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- schools, students, and education providers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, …
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Warner (for himself, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Van Hollen, and …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_commerce"
- → Secretary of Commerce
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.(2)Chesapeake Bay Agreement
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