House passes NOAA bill

[Jim Hendee]

See,
	http://www.legislative.noaa.gov

for an update on NOAA's funding picture.  Following from that Page:

"THE HOUSE PASSES FISCAL YEAR 2000 NOAA BUDGET INCLUDING 25 PERCENT
REDUCTION IN ADMINISTRATION REQUEST; REP EHLERS SUCCESSFUL IN RESTORING
FULL FUNDING FOR GREAT LAKES WATER LEVEL GAUGES; $3 MILLION TAKEN FROM
NOAA BUDGET TO PAY FOR MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY REPAIRS

The House at 9:45 p.m. on August 5th passed by a 217-210 vote the FY 2000
House Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations bill (HR 2670 and HRpt
106-283). The House-passed bill provided $1.93 billion for NOAA, which is
$211 million below FY 1999 budget authority and $550 million below the
Presidents request. No new NOAA initiatives were funded including salmon
and the Lands Legacy Initiative. The Committee issued a press release on
the final passage."