(a) In general
The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, within 30 days after March 30, 2009, shall convene
or utilize an existing interagency committee on ocean and coastal
mapping to implement section 3501 of this title.
(b) Membership
The committee shall be comprised of senior representatives from
Federal agencies with ocean and coastal mapping and surveying
responsibilities. The representatives shall be high-ranking
officials of their respective agencies or departments and, whenever
possible, the head of the portion of the agency or department that
is most relevant to the purposes of this chapter. Membership shall
include senior representatives from the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, the Chief of Naval Operations, the
United States Geological Survey, the Minerals Management Service,
the National Science Foundation, the National Geospatial-
Intelligence Agency, the United States Army Corps of Engineers,
the Coast Guard, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, and other appropriate Federal agencies involved in
ocean and coastal mapping.
(c) Co-chairmen
The Committee shall be co-chaired by the representative of the
Department of Commerce and a representative of the Department of
the Interior.
(d) Subcommittee
The co-chairmen shall establish a subcommittee to carry out the
day-to-day work of the Committee, comprised of senior
representatives of any member agency of the committee. Working
groups may be formed by the full Committee to address issues of
short duration. The subcommittee shall be chaired by the
representative from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration. The chairmen of the Committee may create such
additional subcommittees and working groups as may be needed to
carry out the work of Committee.
(e) Meetings
The committee shall meet on a quarterly basis, but each
subcommittee and each working group shall meet on an as-needed
basis.
(f) Coordination
The committee shall coordinate activities when appropriate, with -
(1) other Federal efforts, including the Digital Coast,
Geospatial One-Stop, and the Federal Geographic Data Committee;
(2) international mapping activities;
(3) coastal states;
(4) user groups through workshops and other appropriate
mechanisms; and
(5) representatives of nongovernmental entities.
(g) Advisory panel
The Administrator may convene an ocean and coastal mapping
advisory panel consisting of representatives from non-governmental
entities to provide input regarding activities of the committee in
consultation with the interagency committee.
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