United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
Title 33. NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS |
Chapter 17. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION |
SubChapter II. SURVEYS |
§ 883b. Dissemination of data; further activities
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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 nautical charts; (4) Distribution of nautical charts and related navigational publications.
Amendments
2000—Par. (3). Pub. L. 106–181, § 605(a)(1), (2), redesignated par. (4) as (3), substituted “charts;” for “charts of the United States, its Territories, and possessions;” and struck out former par. (3) which read as follows: “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;”.
Par. (4). Pub. L. 106–181, § 605(a)(1), (3), redesignated par. (6) as (4) and substituted “publications” for “publications for the United States, its Territories, and possessions”. Former par. (4) redesignated (3).
Par. (5). Pub. L. 106–181, § 605(a)(1), struck out par. (5) which read as follows: “Distribution of aeronautical charts and related navigational publications required by United States civil aviation;”.
Par. (6). Pub. L. 106–181, § 605(a)(1), redesignated par. (6) as (4).
Effective Date Of Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 106–181 applicable only to fiscal years beginning after
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.