Sec. 2. FINDINGS
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## SEC. 2 FINDINGS **[**[16 U.S.C. 1467 note](/us/usc/t16/s1467)**]** Congress makes the following findings: ####
(1)The Digital Coast is a model approach for effective Federal partnerships with State and local government, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector. ####
(2)Access to current, accurate, uniform, and standards-based geospatial information, tools, and training to characterize the United States coastal region is critical for public safety and for the environment, infrastructure, and economy of the United States. ####
(3)More than half of all people of the United States (153,000,000) currently live on or near a coast and an additional 12,000,000 are expected in the next decade. ####
(4)Coastal counties in the United States average 300 persons per square mile, compared with the national average of 98. ####
(5)On a typical day, more than 1,540 permits for construction of single-family homes are issued in coastal counties, combined with other commercial, retail, and institutional construction to support this population. ####
(6)Over half of the economic productivity of the United States is located within coastal regions. ####
(7)Highly accurate, high-resolution remote sensing and other geospatial data play an increasingly important role in decision making and management of the coastal zone and economy, including for— #####
(A)flood and coastal storm surge prediction; #####
(B)hazard risk and vulnerability assessment; #####
(C)emergency response and recovery planning; #####
(D)community resilience to longer range coastal change; #####
(E)local planning and permitting; #####
(F)habitat and ecosystem health assessments; and #####
(G)landscape change detection.
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