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Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters

Chapter 17 — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

§ 883f. Contracts with qualified organizations

Statutory text

The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to contract with qualified organizations for the performance of any part of the authorized functions of the National Ocean Survey when he deems such procedure to be in the public interests.

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. 80–504 § 6 · 61 Stat. 787

    Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 883f

    Aug. 6, 1947, ch. 504, § 6, 61 Stat. 788

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Aug. 6, 1947, ch. 504, § 6, 61 Stat. 788

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 6. The Director is authorized to contract with qualified organizations for the performance of any part of the authorized functions of the Coast and Geodetic Survey when he deems such procedure to be in the public interests.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

Office of Director of Coast and Geodetic Survey abolished and Coast and Geodetic Survey consolidated with Weather Bureau to form a new agency in Department of Commerce to be 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 851 of this title. The Reorg. Plan also transferred to Secretary of Commerce all functions of Coast and Geodetic Survey and Director. Subsequently, Environmental Science Services Administration abolished and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration established by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, eff. , 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. 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 Coast and Geodetic Survey changed to National Ocean Survey. For further details, see note set out under section 851 of this title.

Credits

1947–1970 · 3 acts
  1. 1947Aug. 6, 1947, ch. 504, § 6, 61 Stat. 788
  2. 19651965 Reorg. Plan No. 2, 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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(Aug. 6, 1947, ch. 504, § 6, 61 Stat. 788; 1965 Reorg. Plan No. 2, 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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