Amends Section 606 of the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act to establish a national harmful algal bloom observing network. Requires the Under Secretary, via NCCOS and IOOS, to integrate Federal, State, regional, and local observing capabilities. Mandates the use of emerging technologies and data integration methods, including artificial intelligence, for monitoring, detecting, and forecasting harmful algal blooms. Instructs the IOOS Program Office to coordinate with NCCOS for observations, data integration, and information dissemination. Establishes a Harmful Algal Bloom Data Assembly Center to integrate, disseminate, and support ecological forecasting.
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Weather Act Reauthorization, Sec. 116(f) ("Algal Bloom Observing Network")
ETO AGORA · U.S. federal laws · 2023
Summary
Amends Section 606 of the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act to establish a national harmful algal bloom observing network.
Requires the Under Secretary, via NCCOS and IOOS, to integrate Federal, State, regional, and local observing capabilities.
Mandates the use of emerging technologies and data integration methods, including artificial intelligence, for monitoring, detecting, and forecasting harmful algal blooms.
Instructs the IOOS Program Office to coordinate with NCCOS for observations, data integration, and information dissemination.
Establishes a Harmful Algal Bloom Data Assembly Center to integrate, disseminate, and support ecological forecasting.
Requires NOAA to establish a national harmful algal bloom observing network using integrated technologies and AI.
(f) National Harmful Algal Bloom And Hypoxia Observing Network.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 606 of the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C. 4005) is amended to read as follows:
“SEC. 606. NATIONAL HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM OBSERVING NETWORK.
“(a) In General.—The Under Secretary, acting through the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (referred to in this section as ‘NCCOS’) and the Integrated Ocean Observing System (referred to in this section as ‘IOOS’) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall integrate Federal, State, regional, and local observing capabilities to establish a national network of harmful algal bloom observing systems for the monitoring, detection, and forecasting of harmful algal blooms by leveraging the capacity of IOOS regional associations, including through the incorporation of emerging technologies and new data integration methods, such as artificial intelligence.
Requires the IOOS Program Office to coordinate with NCCOS and establish a Harmful Algal Bloom Data Assembly Center.
“(b) Coordination.— In carrying out subsection (a), the IOOS Program Office shall—
“(1) coordinate with NCCOS regarding observations, data integration, and information dissemination; and
“(2) establish a Harmful Algal Bloom Data Assembly Center to integrate, disseminate, and provide a central architecture to support ecological forecasting.”.