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Code · U.S. Code · Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS · CHAPTER 48— OCEAN AND COASTAL MAPPING INTEGRATION · § 3504

§ 3504. NOAA joint ocean and coastal mapping centers

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The Administrator may maintain and operate up to three joint ocean and coastal mapping centers, including a joint hydrographic center, which shall each be co-located with an institution of higher education. The centers shall serve as hydrographic centers of excellence and may conduct activities necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including—
(1)research and development of innovative ocean and coastal mapping technologies, equipment, and data products;
(2)mapping of the United States Outer Continental Shelf and other regions;
(3)data processing for nontraditional data and uses;
(4)advancing the use of remote sensing and uncrewed technologies, for related issues, including mapping and assessment of essential fish habitat and of coral resources, ocean observations, and ocean exploration; and
(5)providing graduate education and training in ocean and coastal mapping sciences for members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps, personnel of other agencies with ocean and coastal mapping programs, and civilian personnel.
(Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12205, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1424; Pub. L. 117–263, div. J, title CIII, § 10307(d)(1), (2), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3978.)
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