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33 USC § 883e - Agreements for surveys and investigations; contribution of costs incurred by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t33/s883e"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "33 USC § 883e - Agreements for surveys and investigations; contribution of costs incurred by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "883e"
section_name: "Agreements for surveys and investigations; contribution of costs incurred by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration"
chapter_number: 17
chapter_name: "NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "SURVEYS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 6, 1947, ch. 504, § 5, 61 Stat. 788; 1965 Reorg. Plan No. 2, eff. July 13, 1965, 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318; Pub. L. 99–272, title VI, § 6085, Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 138; Pub. L. 106–181, title VI, § 605(b), Apr. 5, 2000, 114 Stat. 154.)"
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# § 883e. Agreements for surveys and investigations; contribution of costs incurred by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

**(1)** The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements, or any other agreements, with, and to receive and expend funds made available by, any State or subdivision thereof, any Federal agency, or any public or private organization, or individual, for surveys or investigations authorized herein, or for performing related surveying and mapping activities, including special-purpose maps, and for the preparation and publication of the results thereof.

**(2)** The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to establish the terms of any agreement entered into under this section, including the amount of funds to be received, and may contribute that portion of the costs incurred by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including shiptime and personnel expenses, which the Secretary determines represents the amount of benefits derived by the Administration from the agreement.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 6, 1947, ch. 504, § 5, 61 Stat. 788; 1965 Reorg. Plan No. 2, eff. July 13, 1965, 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318; Pub. L. 99–272, title VI, § 6085, Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 138; Pub. L. 106–181, title VI, § 605(b), Apr. 5, 2000, 114 Stat. 154.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2000—Par. (1). , substituted “cooperative agreements, or any other agreements,” for “cooperative agreements”.

Par. (2). , which directed the striking of “cooperative”, was executed by striking “cooperative” before “agreement” in two places, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

1986— designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted “any Federal agency,” after “or subdivision thereof,” and added par. (2).

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2000 Amendment

Amendment by  applicable only to fiscal years beginning after , see , set out as a note under , Transportation.

## Executive Documents

### Transfer of Functions

Office of Director of Coast and Geodetic Survey abolished and Coast and Geodetic Survey consolidated with Weather Bureau to form a new agency in Department of Commerce to be known as Environmental Science Services Administration, by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1965, eff. , 30 F.R. 8819, , set out as a note under . The Reorg. Plan also transferred to Secretary of Commerce all functions of Coast and Geodetic Survey and Director. For further details, see note set out under .