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Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Chapter 9 — National Weather Service

§ 328. Transfer from other Government Departments of surplus equipment and supplies for Arctic stations

Statutory text

Subject to approval of the President, and without charge to the National Weather Service, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Air Force, and the Secretary of the Navy are authorized to transfer to the National Weather Service equipment and supplies which are surplus to the needs of their respective Departments and necessary for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of Arctic weather stations.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 80–373 § 4 · 62 Stat. 286

    Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 328

    June 2, 1948, ch. 373, § 4, 62 Stat. 286

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    June 2, 1948, ch. 373, § 4, 62 Stat. 286

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 4. Subject to approval of the Bureau of the Budget, and without charge to the Weather Bureau, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Air Force, and the Secretary of the Navy are authorized to transfer to the Weather Bureau equipment and supplies which are surplus to the needs of their respective Departments and necessary for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of Arctic weather stations.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

Functions vested by law (including reorganization plan) in Bureau of the Budget or Director of Bureau of the Budget transferred to President by section 101 of Reorg. Plan No. 2, of 1970, eff. , 35 F.R. 7959, 84 Stat. 2085, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Section 102 of 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 2, redesignated Bureau of the Budget as Office of Management and Budget.

Weather Bureau consolidated with Coast and Geodetic Survey to form new agency in Department of Commerce known as Environmental Science Services Administration by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1965, eff. , 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318, set out as a note under section 311 of this title. Functions of Bureau and Chief of Bureau transferred to Secretary of Commerce by Reorg. Plan. Subsequently, Environmental Science Services Administration abolished and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration established. 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 Weather Bureau changed to National Weather Service. For further details, see Codification note set out under section 311 of this title.

Credits

1948–1970 · 3 acts
  1. 1948June 2, 1948, ch. 373, § 4, 62 Stat. 286
  2. 19651965 Reorg. Plan No. 2, 1970 eff. , 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318
  3. 19701970 Reorg. Plan No. 4, eff. , 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090.
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(June 2, 1948, ch. 373, § 4, 62 Stat. 286; 1965 Reorg. Plan No. 2, 1970 eff. , 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318; 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 4, eff. , 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090.)

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