§ 426i-2. — National coastal data bank.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC426i-2]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 9--PROTECTION OF NAVIGABLE WATERS AND OF HARBOR AND RIVER
IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY
SUBCHAPTER I--IN GENERAL
Sec. 426i-2. National coastal data bank
(1) Establishment of data bank
Not later than 2 years after August 17, 1999, the Secretary shall
establish a national coastal data bank containing data on the
geophysical and climatological characteristics of the shores of the
United States.
(2) Content
To the extent practicable, the national coastal data bank shall
include data regarding current and predicted shore positions,
information on federally authorized shore protection projects, and data
on the movement of sand along the shores of the United States, including
impediments to such movement caused by natural and manmade features.
(3) Access
The national coastal data bank shall be made readily accessible to
the public.
(Pub. L. 106-53, title II, Sec. 215(d), Aug. 17, 1999, 113 Stat. 293.)
``Secretary'' Defined
Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 2 of Pub. L.
106-53, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.
