§ 891c. — Design of NOAA vessels.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC891c]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 17--NATIONAL OCEAN SURVEY
SUBCHAPTER III--NOAA FLEET MODERNIZATION
Sec. 891c. Design of NOAA vessels
(a) Design requirement
Except for the vessel designs identified under subsection (b) of
this section, the Secretary, working through the Office of the NOAA
Corps Operations and the Systems Procurement Office, shall--
(1) prepare requirements for each class of vessel to be
constructed or converted under the Plan; and
(2) contract competitively from nongovernmental entities with
expertise in shipbuilding for vessel design and construction based
on the requirements for each class of vessel to be acquired.
(b) Exception
The Secretary shall--
(1) report to Congress identifying any existing vessel design or
design proposal that meets the requirements of the Plan within 30
days after October 29, 1992, and shall promptly advise the Congress
of any modification of these designs; and
(2) submit to Congress as part of the annual update of the Plan
required in section 891b of this title, any subsequent existing
vessel design or design proposals that meet the requirements of the
Plan.
(Pub. L. 102-567, title VI, Sec. 605, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4300.)
