Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act
In committeeChesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act This bill reauthorizes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Chesapeake Bay Office and modifies requirements concerning the office and its activities, such as new consultation requirements. (The office partners with the Chesapeake Bay Program to improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay.) The bill also provides statutory authority for the office's Chesapeake Bay watershed education and training program for elementary and secondary schools. Further, the bill authorizes the office to establish a program to support coordinated management, protection, characterization, and restoration of priority Chesapeake Bay habitats and living resources.
Sep 15, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
The Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act aims to reauthorize and enhance the Chesapeake Bay Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It focuses on improving research, education, and resource management in the Chesapeake Bay area, with provisions for oversight and collaboration with various stakeholders.