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Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters

Chapter 49 — Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System

§ 3609. Intent of Congress

Statutory text

It is the intent of Congress that funding provided to agencies of the Council to implement this chapter shall supplement, and not replace, existing sources of funding for other programs. It is the further intent of Congress that agencies of the Council shall not enter into contracts or agreements for the development or procurement of new Federal assets for the System that are estimated to be in excess of $250,000,000 in life-cycle costs without first providing adequate notice to Congress and opportunity for review and comment.

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. Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009

    Pub. L. 111–11 title XII § 12310 · 123 Stat. 991

    Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 3609

    (Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12310, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1436.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12310, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1436.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 12310. INTENT OF CONGRESS.   It is the intent of Congress that funding provided to agencies of the Council to implement this subtitle shall supplement, and not replace, existing sources of funding for other programs. It is the further intent of Congress that agencies of the Council shall not enter into contracts or agreements for the development or procurement of new Federal assets for the System that are estimated to be in excess of $250,000,000 in life-cycle costs without first providing adequate notice to Congress and opportunity for review and comment.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12310, , 123 Stat. 1436.)

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