§ 877. — Appropriations; advances from.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC877]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 17--NATIONAL OCEAN SURVEY
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 877. Appropriations; advances from
Advances of money from available appropriations may be made to the
National Ocean Survey and by authority of the Director thereof to chiefs
of parties and accounts arising under such advances shall be rendered
through and by the disbursing officer of the National Ocean Survey to
the General Accounting Office as under advances made to chiefs of
parties prior to July 1, 1918.
(July 1, 1918, ch. 113, Sec. 1, 40 Stat. 688; June 5, 1920, ch. 235,
Sec. 1, 41 Stat. 929; June 10, 1921, ch. 18, title III, Sec. 304, 42
Stat. 24; Pub. L. 92-310, title II, Sec. 231(z), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat.
212.)
Codification
Section was a provision of the Sundry Civil Appropriation Act of
July 1, 1918.
Section was formerly classified to section 550 of Title 31 prior to
the general revision and enactment of Title 31, Money and Finance, by
Pub. L. 97-258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 877.
Amendments
1972--Pub. L. 92-310 struck out provisions which required chiefs of
parties to give bonds.
Transfer of Functions
Coast and Geodetic Survey consolidated with National Weather Bureau
to form Environmental Science Services Administration by Reorg. Plan No.
2 of 1965, eff. July 13, 1965, 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318.
Environmental Science Services Administration abolished and its
personnel, property, records, etc., transferred to National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, eff. Oct. 3,
1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090. By order of Acting Associate
Administrator of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 35
F.R. 19249, Dec. 19, 1970, Coast and Geodetic Survey redesignated
National Ocean Survey. For further details, see note set out under
section 851 of this title.
``General Accounting Office'' substituted in text for ``Treasury
Department'' pursuant to act June 10, 1921, which transferred all powers
and duties of Comptroller, six auditors, and certain other employees of
Treasury to General Accounting Office. See section 701 et seq. of Title
31, Money and Finance.
