§ 313. Duties of Secretary of Commerce
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The Secretary of Commerce shall have charge of the forecasting of weather, the issue of storm warnings, the display of weather and flood signals for the benefit of agriculture, commerce, and navigation, the gauging and reporting of rivers, the maintenance and operation of seacoast telegraph lines and the collection and transmission of marine intelligence for the benefit of commerce and navigation, the reporting of temperature and rain-fall conditions for the cotton interests, the display of frost and cold-wave signals, the distribution of meteorological information in the interests of agriculture and commerce, and the taking of such meteorological observations as may be necessary to establish and record the climatic conditions of the United States, or as are essential for the proper execution of the foregoing duties.
(Oct. 1, 1890, ch. 1266, § 3, 26 Stat. 653; May 20, 1926, ch. 344, § 5 (e), 44 Stat. 571; June 23, 1938, ch. 601, title XI, § 1107(k), 52 Stat. 1029; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. IV, § 8, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F.R. 2421, 54 Stat. 1236; 1965 Reorg. Plan No. 2, §§ 1, 2, eff. July 13, 1965, 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318.)
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- Oct. 1, 1890, ch. 1266, § 3
- 26 Stat. 653
- May 20, 1926, ch. 344, § 5
- 44 Stat. 571
- June 23, 1938, ch. 601
- 52 Stat. 1029
- 54 Stat. 1236
- 79 Stat. 1318
- Pub. L. 85–726, title XIV, § 1401(b)
- 72 Stat. 806
- act June 23, 1938, ch. 601, title XI, § 1107(k)
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- Pub. L. 108–199, div. B, title II, § 203
- 118 Stat. 72
- Pub. L. 108–7, div. B, title II, § 203
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- Pub. L. 107–77, title II, § 203
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- Pub. L. 106–553, § 1(a)(2) [title II, § 203]
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- Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(1) [title II, § 203]
- 113 Stat. 1535
- Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(b) [title II, § 203]
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- Pub. L. 102–395, title II, § 203
- 106 Stat. 1855
- Pub. L. 102–140, title II, § 203
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ActOct. 1, 1890, ch. 1266, § 3
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