Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

Code · U.S. Code · Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS · CHAPTER 49— INTEGRATED COASTAL AND OCEAN OBSERVATION SYSTEM · § 3602

§ 3602. Definitions

544 words·~2 min read·/usc/title-33/section-3602

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

In this chapter:
(1)Administrator The term “Administrator” means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere in the Under Secretary’s capacity as Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(2)Council The term “Council” means the National Ocean Research Leadership Council established by section 8932 of title 10.1
(3)Federal assets The term “Federal assets” means all relevant non-classified civilian coastal and ocean observations, technologies, and related modeling, research, data management, basic and applied technology research and development, and public education and outreach programs, that are managed by member agencies of the Council.
(4)Interagency Ocean Observation Committee The term “Interagency Ocean Observation Committee” means the committee established under section 3603(c)(2) of this title.
(5)Non-Federal assets The term “non-Federal assets” means all relevant coastal and ocean observation technologies, related basic and applied technology research and development, and public education and outreach programs that are managed through States, regional organizations, universities, nongovernmental organizations, or the private sector and integrated into the System by a regional coastal observing system, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or the agencies participating in the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee.
(6)Regional coastal observing system The term “regional coastal observing system” means an organizational body that is certified or established by contract or memorandum by the lead Federal agency designated in section 3603(c)(3) of this title and coordinates State, Federal, local, tribal, and private interests at a regional level with the responsibility of engaging the private and public sectors in designing, operating, and improving regional coastal observing systems in order to ensure the provision of data and information that meet the needs of user groups from the respective regions.
(7)Secretary The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator.
(8)System The term “System” means the National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System established under section 3603 of this title.
(9)System Plan The term “System Plan” means the plan contained in the document entitled “Ocean. US Publication No. 9, The First Integrated Ocean Observing System
(IOOS)Development Plan”, as updated by the Council under this chapter.
(Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12303, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1428; Pub. L. 116–271, title I, § 102, Dec. 31, 2020, 134 Stat. 3333.)
Connections52 cite this · traces to 4
Cited by 52 sections
bill
4 references not yet in our index
  • 1
  • Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12303
  • 123 Stat. 1428
  • 134 Stat. 3333
Citation graph
cites case law
§ 3602
Definitions
Bills×47
Stat. Comp.×2
Stat.×2
Pub. L.×1
Cite1
Pub. L.Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12303
Stat.123 Stat. 1428
Stat.134 Stat. 3333
Cites 8Cited by 52 across 4 sources
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.