Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI)
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-03-12 — NOAA Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Research Act: cross-connection with noaa-global-ocean-monitoring-observing: Both address federally supported ocean observing infrastructure; NOAA’s operational monitoring complements NSF’s research-focused OOI. (novelty: 2)
- 2026-07-13 — To prohibit the National Science Foundation from obligating or expending Federal funds to descope or decommission the Ocean Observatories Initiative instruments, and for other purposes.: cross-connection with ocean-observatories-initiative-nsf: Apparent duplicate pages covering the same NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative; consider merging under a single canonical slug. (novelty: 2)
- 2026-06-18 — Saving the OOI Act of 2026: Saving the OOI Act of 2026 (S4822) would bar NSF from using federal funds to decommission or descope OOI instruments until a review with scientific and coastal community engagement is completed, effectively freezing planned array reductions. (novelty: 2)