Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act

Summary

The WATERS Act renews the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Chesapeake Bay Office and gives it broader duties for research, monitoring, and public education in the Bay watershed. It directs the Office’s director to ensure projects are peer‑reviewed, to coordinate an integrated observation system, and to run a watershed education and training program with grant support. The bill aims to improve scientific understanding, climate‑change response, and stewardship of the Chesapeake Bay.

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