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United States Code
Title 33
Chapter 17

The Congressional Authorization
of the Geodetic Mission of
the National Ocean Survey

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-CITE- 33 USC CHAPTER 17 - NATIONAL OCEAN SURVEY 01/05/99 -EXPCITE- TITLE 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER 17 - NATIONAL OCEAN SURVEY -HEAD- CHAPTER 17 - NATIONAL OCEAN SURVEY -MISC1- SUBCHAPTER II - SURVEYS 883a. Surveys and other activities. 883b. Dissemination of data; further activities. 883c. Geomagnetic data; collection, correlation, and dissemination. 883d. Improvement of methods, instruments, and equipments; investigations and research. 883e. Cooperative agreements for surveys and investigations; contribution of costs incurred by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 883f. Contracts with qualified organizations. -CITE- 33 USC Sec. 883a 01/05/99 -EXPCITE- TITLE 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER 17 - NATIONAL OCEAN SURVEY SUBCHAPTER II - SURVEYS -HEAD- Sec. 883a. Surveys and other activities -STATUTE- To provide charts and related information for the safe navigation of marine and air commerce, and to provide basic data for engineering and scientific purposes and for other commercial and industrial needs, the Secretary of Commerce, is authorized to conduct the following activities: (1) Hydrographic and topographic surveys; (2) Tide and current observations; (3) Geodetic-control surveys; (4) Field surveys for aeronautical charts; (5) Geomagnetic, seismological, gravity, and related geophysical measurements and investigations, and observations for the determination of variation in latitude and longitude. -SOURCE- (Aug. 6, 1947, ch. 504, Sec. 1, 61 Stat. 787; Pub. L. 86-409, Apr. 5, 1960, 74 Stat. 16; 1965 Reorg. Plan No. 2, eff. July 13, 1965, 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318.) -MISC1- AMENDMENTS 1960 - Pub. L. 86-409 struck out provisions which restricted the Coast and Geodetic Survey in the conduct of its specified activities to the United States, its Territories and possessions, and which restricted hydrographic and topographic surveys to surveys of coastal water and land areas (including offlying islands, banks, shoals, and other offshore areas), and to surveys of lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and other inland waters not otherwise provided for by statute. -TRANS- TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Office of Director of Coast and Geodetic Survey abolished and Coast and Geodetic Survey consolidated with Weather Bureau to form a new agency in Department of Commerce to be known as Environmental Science Services Administration, by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1965, eff. July 13, 1965, 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318, set out as a note under section 851 of this title. The Reorg. Plan also transferred to Secretary of Commerce all functions of Coast and Geodetic Survey and Director. For further details, see note set out under section 851 of this title. -MISC5- GREAT LAKES MAPPING Pub. L. 100-220, title III, subtitle B, Dec. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 1475, as amended by Pub. L. 100-629, Sec. 3, Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3286, provided that: ''SEC. 3201. SHORT TITLE. ''This subtitle may be cited as the 'Great Lakes Shoreline Mapping Act of 1987'. ''SEC. 3202. GREAT LAKES SHORELINE MAPPING PLAN. ''(a) Preparation of Plan. - Not later than nine months after the date of the enactment of this subtitle (Dec. 29, 1987), the Director, in consultation with the Director of the United States Geological Survey, shall submit to the Congress a plan for preparing maps of the shoreline of the Great Lakes under section 3203. ''(b) Content of Plan. - A plan prepared under paragraph (1) shall include - ''(1) a work proposal and a division of responsibilities between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the United States Geological Survey; ''(2) a time schedule for completion of maps; ''(3) recommendation of funding needed for preparing the maps; and ''(4) an area mapping schedule, with first priority given to shoreline areas subject to a high risk of erosion or flooding. ''SEC. 3203. PREPARATION OF GREAT LAKES SHORELINE MAPS. ''(a) In General. - The (sic) following completion of a shoreline mapping plan under section 3202 and subject to authorization and appropriation of funds, the Director, in consultation with the Director of the United States Geological Survey, shall prepare maps of the shoreline areas of the Great Lakes. ''(b) Content of Maps. - Maps prepared under this section - ''(1) shall include - ''(A) bathymetry of the nearshore area, to the extent that this area will affect coastal erosion and flooding; ''(B) topography of the adjacent shoreline, to the extent that this area will directly affect or be affected by coastal erosion and flooding; ''(C) the geological conditions of the nearshore area and shoreline to the extent that these areas will directly affect or be affected by coastal erosion and flooding; ''(D) information on the recent geological past of the nearshore area and shoreline areas described in paragraph (3); and ''(E) appropriate information for use in predicting and preventing damage caused by erosion and flooding in the Great Lakes; ''(2) shall be of appropriate scale and detail and take into account the greater informational needs of areas subject to a high risk of erosion or flooding; and ''(3) to the maximum extent practicable, shall be consistent with similar shoreline maps prepared by, or for the use of, the Government of Canada. ''(c) Consultation. - In preparing maps under this section, the Director shall consult with, and take into consideration, the informational needs of - ''(1) the Army Corps of Engineers; ''(2) the Federal Emergency Management Agency; ''(3) other appropriate Federal agencies; ''(4) the States of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin; ''(5) appropriate local government units; and ''(6) the general public. ''(d) Availability of Maps. - The Director shall make maps prepared under this section available to - ''(1) Federal agencies; ''(2) State governments; ''(3) local government units; ''(4) the Government of Canada; and ''(5) the general public. ''(e) Recovery of Costs. - The costs of reproducing and distributing maps prepared under this section may be recovered under section 9701 of title 31, United States Code, or another law. ''SEC. 3204. CONTRACT AUTHORITY. ''The Director may, subject to appropriations, enter into contracts and agreements on a reimbursable or cost-sharing basis with other Federal agencies, State governments, local governments, and private entities, to carry out this subtitle. ''SEC. 3205. DEFINITIONS. ''For purposes of this subtitle - ''(1) The term 'Director' means the Director of Charting and Geodetic Services of the National Ocean Service, within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. ''(2) The term 'Great Lakes' means Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake St. Clair, Lake Superior, the Saint Mary's River, the Saint Clair River, the Detroit River, the Niagara River, the Saint Lawrence River to the Canadian border, to the extent such lakes and rivers are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. ''(3) The term 'high risk of erosion' means subject to erosion at a rate greater than 1 foot per year. ''SEC. 3206. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. ''There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 3202 not more than $100,000 for fiscal year 1989. Amounts appropriated pursuant to this section shall remain available until expended.'' -CITE- 33 USC Sec. 883b 01/05/99 -EXPCITE- TITLE 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER 17 - NATIONAL OCEAN SURVEY SUBCHAPTER II - SURVEYS -HEAD- Sec. 883b. Dissemination of data; further activities -STATUTE- In order that full public benefit may be derived from the operations of the National Ocean Survey by the dissemination of data resulting from the activities herein authorized and of related data from other sources, the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to conduct the following activities: (1) Analysis and prediction of tide and current data; (2) Processing and publication of data, information, compilations, and reports; (3) Compilation and printing of aeronautical charts of the United States, its Territories, and possessions; and, in addition, the compilation and printing of such aeronautical charts covering international airways as are required primarily by United States Civil aviation; (4) Compilation and printing of nautical charts of the United States, its Territories, and possessions; (5) Distribution of aeronautical charts and related navigational publications required by United States civil aviation; (6) Distribution of nautical charts and related navigational publications for the United States, its Territories, and possessions. -SOURCE- (Aug. 6, 1947, ch. 504, Sec. 2, 61 Stat. 787; 1965 Reorg. Plan No. 2, eff. July 13, 1965, 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318; 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 4, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090.) -TRANS- TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Office of Director of Coast and Geodetic Survey abolished and Coast and Geodetic Survey consolidated with Weather Bureau to form a new agency in Department of Commerce to be known as Environmental Science Services Administration, by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1965, eff. July 13, 1965, 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318, set out as a note under section 851 of this title. The Reorg. Plan also transferred to Secretary of Commerce all functions of Coast and Geodetic Survey and Director. Subsequently, Environmental Science Services Administration abolished and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration established by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. By Department Organization Order 25-5A, Secretary delegated to NOAA his functions under this chapter of the Code. By order of Acting Associate Administrator of NOAA, organizational name of Coast and Geodetic Survey changed to National Ocean Survey. For further details, see note set out under section 851 of this title. -CITE- 33 USC Sec. 883c 01/05/99 -EXPCITE- TITLE 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER 17 - NATIONAL OCEAN SURVEY SUBCHAPTER II - SURVEYS -HEAD- Sec. 883c. Geomagnetic data; collection, correlation, and dissemination -STATUTE- To provide for the orderly collection of geomagnetic data from domestic and foreign sources, and to assure that such data shall be readily available to Government and private agencies and individuals, the National Ocean Survey is designated as the central depository of the United States Government for geomagnetic data, and the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to collect, correlate, and disseminate such data. -SOURCE- (Aug. 6, 1947, ch. 504, Sec. 3, 61 Stat. 787; 1965 Reorg. Plan No. 2, eff. July 13, 1965, 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318; 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 4, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090.) -TRANS- TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Office of Director of Coast and Geodetic Survey abolished and Coast and Geodetic Survey consolidated with Weather Bureau to form a new agency in Department of Commerce to be known as Environmental Science Services Administration, by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1965, eff. July 13, 1965, 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318, set out as a note under section 851 of this title. The Reorg. Plan also transferred to Secretary of Commerce all functions of Coast and Geodetic Survey and Director. Subsequently, Environmental Science Services Administration abolished and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration established by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. By Department Organization Order 25-5A, Secretary delegated to NOAA his functions under this chapter of the Code. By order of Acting Associate Administrator of NOAA, organizational name of Coast and Geodetic Survey changed to National Ocean Survey. For further details, see note set out under section 851 of this title. -CITE- 33 USC Sec. 883d 01/05/99 -EXPCITE- TITLE 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER 17 - NATIONAL OCEAN SURVEY SUBCHAPTER II - SURVEYS -HEAD- Sec. 883d. Improvement of methods, instruments, and equipments; investigations and research -STATUTE- To improve the efficiency of the National Ocean Survey and to increase engineering and scientific knowledge, the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to conduct developmental work for the improvement of surveying and cartographic methods, instruments, and equipments; and to conduct investigations and research in geophysical sciences (including geodesy, oceanography, seismology, and geomagnetism). -SOURCE- (Aug. 6, 1947, ch. 504, Sec. 4, 61 Stat. 788; 1965 Reorg. Plan No. 2, eff. July 13, 1965, 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318; 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 4, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090.) -TRANS- TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Office of Director of Coast and Geodetic Survey abolished and Coast and Geodetic Survey consolidated with Weather Bureau to form a new agency in Department of Commerce to be known as Environmental Science Services Administration, by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1965, eff. July 13, 1965, 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318, set out as a note under section 851 of this title. The Reorg. Plan also transferred to Secretary of Commerce all functions of Coast and Geodetic Survey and Director. Subsequently, Environmental Science Services Administration abolished and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration established by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. By Department Organization Order 25-5A, Secretary delegated to NOAA his functions under this chapter of the Code. By order of Acting Associate Administrator of NOAA, organizational name of Coast and Geodetic Survey changed to National Ocean Survey. For further details, see note set out under section 851 of this title. -CITE- 33 USC Sec. 883e 01/05/99 -EXPCITE- TITLE 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER 17 - NATIONAL OCEAN SURVEY SUBCHAPTER II - SURVEYS -HEAD- Sec. 883e. Cooperative agreements for surveys and investigations; contribution of costs incurred by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration -STATUTE- (1) The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with, and to receive and expend funds made available by, any State or subdivision thereof, any Federal agency, or any public or private organization, or individual, for surveys or investigations authorized herein, or for performing related surveying and mapping activities, including special-purpose maps, and for the preparation and publication of the results thereof. (2) The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to establish the terms of any cooperative agreement entered into under this section, including the amount of funds to be received, and may contribute that portion of the costs incurred by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including shiptime and personnel expenses, which the Secretary determines represents the amount of benefits derived by the Administration from the cooperative agreement. -SOURCE- (Aug. 6, 1947, ch. 504, Sec. 5, 61 Stat. 788; 1965 Reorg. Plan No. 2, eff. July 13, 1965, 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318; Pub. L. 99-272, title VI, Sec. 6085, Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 138.) -MISC1- AMENDMENTS 1986 - Pub. L. 99-272 designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted ''any Federal agency,'' after ''or subdivision thereof,'' and added par. (2). -TRANS- TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Office of Director of Coast and Geodetic Survey abolished and Coast and Geodetic Survey consolidated with Weather Bureau to form a new agency in Department of Commerce to be known as Environmental Science Services Administration, by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1965, eff. July 13, 1965, 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318, set out as a note under section 851 of this title. The Reorg. Plan also transferred to Secretary of Commerce all functions of Coast and Geodetic Survey and Director. For further details, see note set out under section 851 of this title. -CITE- 33 USC Sec. 883f 01/05/99 -EXPCITE- TITLE 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER 17 - NATIONAL OCEAN SURVEY SUBCHAPTER II - SURVEYS -HEAD- Sec. 883f. Contracts with qualified organizations -STATUTE- The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to contract with qualified organizations for the performance of any part of the authorized functions of the National Ocean Survey when he deems such procedure to be in the public interests. -SOURCE- (Aug. 6, 1947, ch. 504, Sec. 6, 61 Stat. 788; 1965 Reorg. Plan No. 2, eff. July 13, 1965, 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318; 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 4, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090.) -TRANS- TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Office of Director of Coast and Geodetic Survey abolished and Coast and Geodetic Survey consolidated with Weather Bureau to form a new agency in Department of Commerce to be known as Environmental Science Services Administration, by Reorg. Plan No. 2, of 1965, eff. July 13, 1965, 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318, set out as a note under section 851 of this title. The Reorg. Plan also transferred to Secretary of Commerce all functions of Coast and Geodetic Survey and Director. Subsequently, Environmental Science Services Administration abolished and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration established by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. By Department Organization Order 25-5A, Secretary delegated to NOAA his functions under this chapter of the Code. By order of Acting Associate Administrator of NOAA, organizational name of Coast and Geodetic Survey changed to National Ocean Survey. For further details, see note set out under section 851 of this title.