,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aehf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ai1     
#bjag ,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,young7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
the ,under ,secretary for ,oceans and   
,atmosphere to update periodically the  
environmental sensitivity index products
 of the ,national ,oceanic and          
,atmospheric ,administration for each   
coastal area of the ,great ,lakes1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,update to     
environmental sensitivity index products
 of ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric 
,administration for ,great ,lakes  7a7  
,update required ,not later than #ahj   
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act and not less frequently than  
once every #g years thereafter1 the     
,under ,secretary for ,oceans and       
,atmosphere shall update the            
environmental sensitivity index products

 of the ,national ,oceanic and          
,atmospheric ,administration for each   
coastal area of the ,great ,lakes4  7b7 
,environmental sensitivity index product
 defined ,in this subsection1 the term  
environmental sensitivity index product 
means a map or similar tool that is     
utilized to identify sensitive          
shoreline1 coastal or offshore1         
resources prior to an oil spill event in
 order to set baseline priorities for   
protection and plan cleanup strategies1 
typically including information relating
 to shoreline type1 biological          
resources1 and human use resources4  7c7
 ,authorization of appropriations  7#a7 
,in general ,there is authorized to be  
appropriated to the ,under ,secretary   
#g1ejj1jjj to carry out this section4   
7#b7 ,availability ,amounts appropriated
 or otherwise made available pursuant to
 paragraph 7#a7 shall be available to   
the ,under ,secretary for the purposes  
set forth in such paragraph until       
expended4