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Appendix C: NOAA's Statutory Authority
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From page 67... ... These sections include the following provisions: � authority to employ public vessels; � authority to appropriate funds to acquire, construct, maintain, and operate ships; � authority to conduct hydrographic and topographic surveys; � authority to conduct investigations in the geophysical sciences including oceanography; � authority to enter into cooperative agreements for surveys or investigations; and � authority to contract with qualified organizations to perform authorized functions. Table C-1 is a list of legislation authorizing NOAA programs that use NOAA vessels. Read the entire page →
From page 68... ... . ." � 883f: Authorizes the director "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." Other statutes direct or authorize performance of various kinds of research that create requirements for research vessels, but the C&GS Act is the fundamental authority for NOAA to have and operate its own fleet. Read the entire page →
From page 69... ... Number Expiration Date of Authorization Anadromous Fisheries Conservation Act Coast and Geodetic Surveys Act Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 Commercial Fisheries Research and Development Act of 1964 Deep Seabed Hard Minerals Resource Act Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986 Land Remote Sensing Commercialization Act Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (Title II) Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (Title III) Read the entire page →

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... These sections include the following provisions: � authority to employ public vessels; � authority to appropriate funds to acquire, construct, maintain, and operate ships; � authority to conduct hydrographic and topographic surveys; � authority to conduct investigations in the geophysical sciences including oceanography; � authority to enter into cooperative agreements for surveys or investigations; and � authority to contract with qualified organizations to perform authorized functions. Table C-1 is a list of legislation authorizing NOAA programs that use NOAA vessels.

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... . ." � 883f: Authorizes the director "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." Other statutes direct or authorize performance of various kinds of research that create requirements for research vessels, but the C&GS Act is the fundamental authority for NOAA to have and operate its own fleet.

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... Number Expiration Date of Authorization Anadromous Fisheries Conservation Act Coast and Geodetic Surveys Act Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 Commercial Fisheries Research and Development Act of 1964 Deep Seabed Hard Minerals Resource Act Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986 Land Remote Sensing Commercialization Act Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (Title II) Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (Title III)

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Appendix C: NOAA's Statutory Authority Pages 67-70

Appendix C: NOAA's Statutory Authority
Pages 67-70