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Title 16 — Conservation

Chapter 33 — Coastal Zone Management

§ 1459. Records and audit

Statutory text

(a)

Maintenance of records by recipients of grants or financial assistance

Each recipient of a grant under this chapter or of financial assistance under section 1456a of this title, as in effect before , shall keep such records as the Secretary shall prescribe, including records which fully disclose the amount and disposition of the funds received under the grant and of the proceeds of such assistance, the total cost of the project or undertaking supplied by other sources, and such other records as will facilitate an effective audit.

(b)

Access by Secretary and Comptroller General to records, books, etc., of recipients of grants or financial assistance for audit and examination

The Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall—

(1)

after any grant is made under this chapter or any financial assistance is provided under section 1456a of this title, as in effect before ; and

(2)

until the expiration of 3 years after—

(A)

completion of the project, program, or other undertaking for which such grant was made or used, or

(B)

repayment of the loan or guaranteed indebtedness for which such financial assistance was provided,

have access for purposes of audit and examination to any record, book, document, and paper which belongs to or is used or controlled by, any recipient of the grant funds or any person who entered into any transaction relating to such financial assistance and which is pertinent for purposes of determining if the grant funds or the proceeds of such financial assistance are being, or were, used in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

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. Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act of 1966

    Pub. L. 89–454 title III § 313 · 80 Stat. 203

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 1459

    Pub. L. 89–454, title III, § 313, formerly § 310, as added Pub. L. 92–583, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1287

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 89–454, title III, § 313, formerly § 310, as added Pub. L. 92–583, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1287

  2. Coastal Zone Management Act Amendments of 1976

    Pub. L. 94–370 § 11(2) · 90 Stat. 1013

    Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 1459(a)

    Pub. L. 94–370, § 11(2), inserted “or of financial assistance under section 1456a of this title” after “grant under this chapter” and “and of the proceeds of such assistance” after “received under the grant”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–370, § 11(2), inserted “or of financial assistance under section 1456a of this title” after “grant under this chapter” and “and of the proceeds of such assistance” after “received under the grant”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) by amending subsection (a)— (A) by inserting immediately after “grant under this title” the following: “or of financial assistance under section 308”, and (B) by inserting after “received under the grant” the following: “and of the proceeds of such assistance”; and

  3. Coastal Zone Management Act Amendments of 1976

    Pub. L. 94–370 § 11(3) · 90 Stat. 1013

    Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 1459(b)

    Pub. L. 94–370, § 11(3), inserted provisions limiting duration of authority to 3 years after completion of project or repayment of loan and enlarged scope of access to include persons who entered into transactions relating to the grant of funds

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–370, § 11(3), inserted provisions limiting duration of authority to 3 years after completion of project or repayment of loan and enlarged scope of access to include persons who entered into transactions relating to the grant of funds.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (3) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: “(b) The Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall— “(1) after any grant is made under this title or any financial Ante, p. 1019. assistance is provided under section 308(d); and “(2) until the expiration of 3 years after— “(A) completion of the project, program, or other undertaking for which such grant was made or used, or “(B) repayment of the loan or guaranteed indebtedness for which such financial assistance was provided, have access for purposes of audit and examination to any record, book, document, and paper which belongs to or is used or controlled by, any recipient of the grant funds or any person who entered into any transaction relating to such financial assistance and which is pertinent for purposes of determining if the grant funds or the proceeds of such financial assistance are being, or were, used in accordance with the provisions of this title.”.

  4. National Marine Sanctuaries Program Amendments Act of 1992

    Pub. L. 102–587 § 2205(b)(19)(A) · 106 Stat. 5039

    Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 1459(a)

    Pub. L. 102–587, § 2205(b)(19)(A), substituted “section 1456a of this title, as in effect before November 5, 1990,” for “section 1456a of this title”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–587, § 2205(b)(19)(A), substituted “section 1456a of this title, as in effect before November 5, 1990,” for “section 1456a of this title”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (A) in subsection (a) by striking “section 308” and inserting “section 308, as in effect before the date of the enactment of the Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1990,”; and

  5. National Marine Sanctuaries Program Amendments Act of 1992

    Pub. L. 102–587 § 2205(b)(19)(B) · 106 Stat. 5039

    Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 1459(b)(1)

    Pub. L. 102–587, § 2205(b)(19)(B), substituted “section 1456a of this title, as in effect before November 5, 1990; and” for “section 1456a(d) of this title; and”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102–587, § 2205(b)(19)(B), substituted “section 1456a of this title, as in effect before November 5, 1990; and” for “section 1456a(d) of this title; and”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (B) in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) by striking “section 308(d)” and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting “section 308, as in effect before the date of the enactment of the Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1990; and”.

4 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Amendments1976–1992 · 2 rounds

1992

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–587, § 2205(b)(19)(A), substituted “section 1456a of this title, as in effect before ,” for “section 1456a of this title”.

Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102–587, § 2205(b)(19)(B), substituted “section 1456a of this title, as in effect before ; and” for “section 1456a(d) of this title; and”.

1976

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–370, § 11(2), inserted “or of financial assistance under section 1456a of this title” after “grant under this chapter” and “and of the proceeds of such assistance” after “received under the grant”.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–370, § 11(3), inserted provisions limiting duration of authority to 3 years after completion of project or repayment of loan and enlarged scope of access to include persons who entered into transactions relating to the grant of funds.

Credits

1972–1992 · 3 acts
  1. 1972Pub. L. 89–454, title III, § 313, formerly § 310, as added Pub. L. 92–583, , 86 Stat. 1287
  2. 1976renumbered § 313 and amended Pub. L. 94–370, §§ 7, 11, , 90 Stat. 1019, 1030
  3. 1992Pub. L. 102–587, title II, § 2205(b)(19), , 106 Stat. 5052.
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(Pub. L. 89–454, title III, § 313, formerly § 310, as added Pub. L. 92–583, , 86 Stat. 1287; renumbered § 313 and amended Pub. L. 94–370, §§ 7, 11, , 90 Stat. 1019, 1030; Pub. L. 102–587, title II, § 2205(b)(19), , 106 Stat. 5052.)

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