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Code · U.S. Code · Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS · CHAPTER 17— NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION · SUBCHAPTER II— SURVEYS · § 883a

§ 883a. Surveys and other activities

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To provide charts and related information for the safe navigation of marine and air commerce, and to provide basic data for engineering and scientific purposes and for other commercial and industrial needs, the Secretary of Commerce, is authorized to conduct the following activities:
(1)Hydrographic and topographic surveys;
(2)Tide and current observations;
(3)Geodetic-control surveys;
(4)Field surveys for aeronautical charts;
(5)Geomagnetic, seismological, gravity, and related geophysical measurements and investigations, and observations for the determination of variation in latitude and longitude.
(Aug. 6, 1947, ch. 504, § 1, 61 Stat. 787; Pub. L. 86–409, Apr. 5, 1960, 74 Stat. 16; 1965 Reorg. Plan No. 2, eff. July 13, 1965, 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318.)
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  • Aug. 6, 1947, ch. 504, § 1
  • 61 Stat. 787
  • Pub. L. 86–409
  • 74 Stat. 16
  • 79 Stat. 1318
  • 136 Stat. 6092
  • 134 Stat. 3356
  • Pub. L. 100–220, title III
  • 101 Stat. 1475
  • Pub. L. 100–629, § 3
  • 102 Stat. 3286
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ActAug. 6, 1947, ch. 504, § 1
Stat.61 Stat. 787
Pub. L.Pub. L. 86–409
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Stat.79 Stat. 1318
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