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NOAA's 200th Anniversary Celebrated in
Resolution Introduced by Congressman Brown
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WASHINGTON, DC –U.S. Representative Henry E. Brown, Jr. (SC-01) has introduced H. Con Res. 147, recognizing 200 years of research and service to the people of the United States and stewardship of the marine environment by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and its predecessor agencies.
“This year marks the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, the establishment of which set in motion a 200-year legacy of science, service and stewardship,” said Brown, co-chair of the Congressional Shellfish Caucus and the Congressional Coastal Caucus. “This resolution celebrates NOAA’s heritage, and recognizes the contributions of NOAA’s innovative and dedicate people, programs and services to the health and vitality of the United States.”
In a letter to his House colleagues seeking support of this resolution, Brown highlighted the origins of NOAA. “In 1807, President Thomas Jefferson founded the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey to provide nautical charts to the maritime community for safe passage into American ports along our extensive coastline. The Weather Bureau was founded in 1870, and one year later, the U.S. Commission of Fish and Fisheries was founded. These three agencies were brought together in 1970, with the establishment of the NOAA, within the Department of Commerce.”
The First Congressional District is home to several outstanding NOAA facilities covering the gamut of NOAA-funded programs. The Hollings Marine Laboratory (HML) is a world-class NOAA research facility, operated by the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), with a mission to provide science and biotechnology applications to sustain, protect, and restore coastal ecosystems, with emphasis on links between environmental condition and the health of marine organisms and humans.
Located at the South Carolina Marine Resources Center in Charleston, South Carolina, the HML is a unique partnership of governmental and academic agencies including NOAA's National Ocean Service, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, the College of Charleston, and the Medical University of South Carolina. The Laboratory is also within a 90 minute drive each to NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserves in South Carolina at North Inlet-Winyah Bay and the ACE Basin.
Congressman Brown’s resolution has been referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Science and Technology.
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