§ 706. — Secretary of Commerce; current precipitation information; appropriation.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC706]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 15--FLOOD CONTROL
Sec. 706. Secretary of Commerce; current precipitation
information; appropriation
There is authorized an expenditure as required, from any
appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for flood control, rivers
and harbors, and related purposes by the United States, for the
establishment, operation, and maintenance by the Secretary of Commerce
of a network of recording and nonrecording precipitation stations, known
as the Hydroclimatic Network, whenever in the opinion of the Chief of
Engineers and the Secretary of Commerce such service is advisable in
connection with either preliminary examinations and surveys or works of
improvement authorized by the law for flood control, rivers and harbors,
and related purposes, and the Secretary of the Army upon the
recommendation of the Chief of Engineers is authorized to allot the
Secretary of Commerce funds for said expenditure.
(June 28, 1938, ch. 795, Sec. 8, 52 Stat. 1226; July 26, 1947, ch. 343,
title II, Sec. 205(a), 61 Stat. 501; Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1264, title II,
Sec. 207, 68 Stat. 1266.)
Amendments
1954--Act Sept. 3, 1954, struck out $375,000 limitation on transfers
to Weather Bureau for providing basic hydrologic and climatic
information; inserted references to ``rivers and harbors, and related
purposes'' after ``flood control,'' in two places; and substituted
``network of recording and nonrecording precipitation stations, known as
the Hydroclimatic Network'' for ``current information service on
precipitation, flood forecasts, and flood warnings''.
Change of Name
Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of
Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of
act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of
act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch.
1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted ``Title 10,
Armed Forces'' which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued Department of
the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.
Transfer of Functions
Weather Bureau of Department of Commerce consolidated with Coast and
Geodetic Survey to form a new agency in Department of Commerce to be
known as Environmental Science Services Administration and office of
Chief of Weather Bureau abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1965, eff.
July 13, 1965, 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318, set out in the Appendix to
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. All functions of Bureau
and Chief of Bureau transferred to Secretary of Commerce by Reorg. Plan.
Subsequently, Environmental Science Services Administration abolished 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, which created National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration in Department of Commerce. By Department
Organization Order 25-5A, republished 39 F.R. 27486, Secretary of
Commerce delegated to NOAA his functions relating to Weather Bureau. By
order of Acting Associate Administrator of NOAA, organization name of
Weather Bureau changed to National Weather Service. For further details,
see Codification note set out under section 311 of Title 15, Commerce
and Trade.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 701b-4, 701c-1, 701f-1, 701j
of this title.
