§ 1459. — Records and audit.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC1459]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 33--COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT
Sec. 1459. Records and audit
(a) Maintenance of records by recipients of grants or financial
assistance
Each recipient of a grant under this chapter or of financial
assistance under section 1456a of this title, as in effect before
November 5, 1990, shall keep such records as the Secretary shall
prescribe, including records which fully disclose the amount and
disposition of the funds received under the grant and of the proceeds of
such assistance, the total cost of the project or undertaking supplied
by other sources, and such other records as will facilitate an effective
audit.
(b) Access by Secretary and Comptroller General to records, books, etc.,
of recipients of grants or financial assistance for audit and
examination
The Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United States, or
any of their duly authorized representatives, shall--
(1) after any grant is made under this chapter or any financial
assistance is provided under section 1456a of this title, as in
effect before November 5, 1990; and
(2) until the expiration of 3 years after--
(A) completion of the project, program, or other undertaking
for which such grant was made or used, or
(B) repayment of the loan or guaranteed indebtedness for
which such financial assistance was provided,
have access for purposes of audit and examination to any record, book,
document, and paper which belongs to or is used or controlled by, any
recipient of the grant funds or any person who entered into any
transaction relating to such financial assistance and which is pertinent
for purposes of determining if the grant funds or the proceeds of such
financial assistance are being, or were, used in accordance with the
provisions of this chapter.
(Pub. L. 89-454, title III, Sec. 313, formerly Sec. 310, as added Pub.
L. 92-583, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1287; renumbered Sec. 313 and amended
Pub. L. 94-370, Secs. 7, 11, July 26, 1976, 90 Stat. 1019, 1030; Pub. L.
102-587, title II, Sec. 2205(b)(19), Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5052.)
Amendments
1992--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-587, Sec. 2205(b)(19)(A), substituted
``section 1456a of this title, as in effect before November 5, 1990,''
for ``section 1456a of this title''.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102-587, Sec. 2205(b)(19)(B), substituted
``section 1456a of this title, as in effect before November 5, 1990;
and'' for ``section 1456a(d) of this title; and''.
1976--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94-370, Sec. 11(2), inserted ``or of
financial assistance under section 1456a of this title'' after ``grant
under this chapter'' and ``and of the proceeds of such assistance''
after ``received under the grant''.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94-370, Sec. 11(3), inserted provisions
limiting duration of authority to 3 years after completion of project or
repayment of loan and enlarged scope of access to include persons who
entered into transactions relating to the grant of funds.
