15 USC § 9712 - Availability to the public of flood-related data

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identifier: "/us/usc/t15/s9712"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "15 USC § 9712 - Availability to the public of flood-related data"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "9712"
section_name: "Availability to the public of flood-related data"
chapter_number: 121
chapter_name: "FLOOD LEVEL OBSERVATION, OPERATIONS, AND DECISION SUPPORT"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 117–316, § 17, Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4418.)"
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# § 9712. Availability to the public of flood-related data

**(a)** **In general** The Administrator shall make flood-related data available to the public on the website of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

**(b)** **Cost** The Administrator may make the data under subsection (a) freely accessible or available at a cost that does not exceed the cost of preparing the data.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 117–316, § 17, Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4418.)