§ 883a. — Surveys and other activities.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC883a]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 17--NATIONAL OCEAN SURVEY
SUBCHAPTER II--SURVEYS
Sec. 883a. Surveys and other activities
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.
(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.)
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.
Transfer of Functions
Functions of Secretary and other officers of Department of Commerce
under sections 883a to 883h of this title that relate to the Office of
Aeronautical Charting and Cartography to provide aeronautical charts,
products, and services for safe and efficient navigation of air commerce
transferred to Administrator of Federal Aviation Administration
effective Oct. 1, 2000, see section 44721(c)(1) of Title 49,
Transportation.
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.
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.''
[For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of the
Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency relating thereto, to
the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related
references, see sections 313(1), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6,
Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security
Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note
under section 542 of Title 6.]
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 49 section 44721.
