Sec. 6. Coastal carbon data clearinghouse
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In this section, the term Secretary means the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. The Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator and members of the Interagency Working Group, shall provide for the long-term stewardship of, and access to, data relating to coastal blue carbon ecosystems and national mapping, by supporting the maintenance of the Coastal Carbon Data Clearinghouse. The Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator and members of the Interagency Working Group, shall, through the Coastal Carbon Data Clearinghouse, process, store, archive, provide access to, and incorporate (to the extent practicable) all data relating to coastal carbon collected through federally funded research by a Federal agency, State, Tribe, or local agency, an academic institution, or another relevant entity.
The Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator and members of the Interagency Working Group, shall ensure that existing global and national data assets, as determined on the date of enactment of this Act, are incorporated into the Coastal Carbon Data Clearinghouse, to the greatest extent practicable. The Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator and members of the Interagency Working Group, shall establish— standards, protocols, and procedures for the processing, storing, and archiving of, and providing access to, data in the Coastal Carbon Data Clearinghouse; and best practices for sharing such data with State, local, and Tribal governments, coastal stakeholders, non-Federal resource managers, and academia.
The Administrator shall work to disseminate the data available through the Coastal Carbon Data Clearinghouse to the greatest extent practicable. The Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator and members of the Interagency Working Group, shall develop digital tools and resources to support the public use of the Coastal Carbon Data Clearinghouse.