33 USC 892 - Sec. 892a. Functions of the Administrator
33 USC - US Code - Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters (January 2003)
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(a) Responsibilities To fulfill the data gathering and dissemination duties of the Administration under the Act of 1947, the Administrator shall - (1) acquire and disseminate hydrographic data; (2) promulgate standards for hydrographic data used by the Administration in providing hydrographic services; (3) promulgate standards for hydrographic services provided by the Administration; (4) ensure comprehensive geographic coverage of hydrographic services, in cooperation with other appropriate Federal agencies; (5) maintain a national database of hydrographic data, in cooperation with other appropriate Federal agencies; (6) provide hydrographic services in uniform, easily accessible formats; (7) participate in the development of, and implement for the United States in cooperation with other appropriate Federal agencies, international standards for hydrographic data and hydrographic services; and (8) to the greatest extent practicable and cost-effective, fulfill the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (6) through contracts or other agreements with private sector entities. (b) Authorities To fulfill the data gathering and dissemination duties of the Administration under the Act of 1947, and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Administrator - (1) may procure, lease, evaluate, test, develop, and operate vessels, equipment, and technologies necessary to ensure safe navigation and maintain operational expertise in hydrographic data acquisition and hydrographic services; (2) may enter into contracts and other agreements with qualified entities, consistent with subsection (a)(8) of this section, for the acquisition of hydrographic data and the provision of hydrographic services; (3) shall award contracts for the acquisition of hydrographic data in accordance with title IX of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949;(!1) and (4) shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, design, install, maintain, and operate real-time hydrographic monitoring systems to enhance navigation safety and efficiency. (c) Conservation and management of coastal and ocean resources Where appropriate and to the extent that it does not detract from the promotion of safe and efficient navigation, the Secretary may use hydrographic data and services to support the conservation and management of coastal and ocean resources.
References In Text The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, referred to in subsec. (b)(3), is act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, 63 Stat. 377, as amended.Title IX of the Act, which was classified generally to subchapter VI (Sec. 541 et seq.) of chapter 10 of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, was repealed and reenacted by Pub. L. 107-217, Secs. 1, 6(b), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062, 1304, as chapter 11 (Sec. 1101 et seq.) of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.For disposition of sections of former Title 40 to revised Title 40, see Table preceding section 101 of Title 40. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. Amendments 2002 - Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 107-372, Sec. 103(a), amended par. (4) generally.Prior to amendment, par. (4) read as follows: "may design and install where appropriate Physical Oceanographic Real-Time Systems to enhance navigation safety and efficiency." Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107-372, Sec. 103(b), added subsec. (c). HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY Pub. L. 106-541, title V, Sec. 554, Dec. 11, 2000, 114 Stat. 2679, provided that: "The Secretary [of the Army] shall enter into an agreement with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - "(1) to require the Secretary, not later than 60 days after the Corps of Engineers completes a project involving dredging of a channel, to provide data to the Administration in a standard digital format on the results of a hydrographic survey of the channel conducted by the Corps of Engineers; and "(2) to require the Administrator to provide the final charts with respect to the project to the Secretary in digital format, at no charge, for the purpose of enhancing the mission of the Corps of Engineers of maintaining Federal navigation projects." Section Referred To In Other Sections This section is referred to in sections 892b, 892c, 892d of this title. (!1) See References in Text note below.
