S. 1582 · 110th Congress · enacted
Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2008
Became Public Law No: 110-386.
Latest official action 2008-10-10 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2008 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 to revise the definitions of: (1) "hydrographic data" to include lidar, radar, remote sensing, shoreline and other ocean- and coastal-related surveying, and water level observations; and (2) "hydrographic services" to include references to shoreline and water level information. (Sec. 3) Requires the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to promote safe, efficient, and environmentally sound marine transportation and to acquire and disseminate hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services. Revises the Administrator's authorities concerning the acquisition of hydrographic data and provision of hydrographic servicesincluding to permit: (1) support for the conservation and management of coastal and ocean resources; (2) saving and protecting life and property and supporting the resumption of commerce in response to emergencies, natural and man-made disasters, and homeland security and maritime domain awareness needs; and (3) the creation and maintenance of joint centers with other federal agencies. (Sec. 4) Modifies membership provisions regarding the Hydrographic Services Review Panel. (Sec. 5) Authorizations appropriations: (1) through FY2012 for specified hydrographic services; and (2) to acquire a replacement hydr…
Congressional Research Service · 2008-10-10
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
The reports below name this bill and disclose an organization’s overall lobbying expenses or a firm’s client income for the period. They can cover many bills and issues. These amounts are not payments to the bill or its politicians.
No matching lobbying report is imported yet. This is not evidence that no lobbying occurred.
2,409 latest lobbying reports imported. Some source imports are still in progress.
Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
3 of 3 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DUKEPAC)$2,500
Maria Cantwell · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$2,000
Maria Cantwell · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordAG PROCESSING INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, AGPAC$1,000
Maria Cantwell · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$1,000
Maria Cantwell · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)$0
Maria Cantwell · Cosponsor · $0
Official PAC recordCAITHNESS SERVICES PAC$0
Maria Cantwell · Cosponsor · $0
Official PAC recordINGRAM BARGE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$0
Maria Cantwell · Cosponsor · $0
Official PAC recordPUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. ASSOCIATES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$0
Maria Cantwell · Cosponsor · $0
Official PAC recordSQUIRE PATTON BOGGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS PAC)$0
Maria Cantwell · Cosponsor · $0
Official PAC recordHOULAPAC-$1,000
Maria Cantwell · Cosponsor · -$1,000
Official PAC recordCMHA BLOCK & PAVER PAC CONCRETE MASONRY AND HARDSCAPES VALLEY DRIVE-$2,000
Maria Cantwell · Cosponsor · -$2,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)-$5,000
Maria Cantwell · Cosponsor · -$5,000
Official PAC recordUNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB-$10,000
Maria Cantwell · Cosponsor · -$10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
Dated agency-reported implementation and uptake measures are shown with their scope. They do not by themselves establish causal success. If no evidence is listed, the outcome is not established.
Measured outcome: not established
Enactment alone does not show whether a law improved its intended outcome. We need a dated evaluation, observed result or verified implementation record before claiming success or failure.