§ 883b. — Dissemination of data; further 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: 33USC883b]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 17--NATIONAL OCEAN SURVEY
SUBCHAPTER II--SURVEYS
Sec. 883b. Dissemination of data; further activities
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.
(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; Pub. L. 106-181, title
VI, Sec. 605(a), Apr. 5, 2000, 114 Stat. 154.)
Amendments
2000--Par. (3). Pub. L. 106-181, Sec. 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, Sec. 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, Sec. 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, Sec. 605(a)(1), redesignated par. (6) as
(4).
Effective Date of 2000 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 106-181 applicable only to fiscal years
beginning after Sept. 30, 1999, see section 3 of Pub. L. 106-181, set
out as a note under section 106 of Title 49, Transportation.
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.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 49 section 44721.
