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33 USC CHAPTER 22--SEA GRANT COLLEGES AND MARINE SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT

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[CITE: 33USC1101]


TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

CHAPTER 22--SEA GRANT COLLEGES AND MARINE SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT

SUBCHAPTER I--MARINE RESOURCES AND ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT

Sec. 1101. Congressional declaration of policy and objectives

(a) It is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States to
develop, encourage, and maintain a coordinated, comprehensive, and long-
range national program in marine science for the benefit of mankind to
assist in protection of health and property, enhancement of commerce,
transportation, and national security, rehabilitation of our commercial
fisheries, and increased utilization of these and other resources.
(b) The marine science activities of the United States should be
conducted so as to contribute to the following objectives:
(1) The accelerated development of the resources of the marine
environment.
(2) The expansion of human knowledge of the marine environment.
(3) The encouragement of private investment enterprise in
exploration, technological development, marine commerce, and
economic utilization of the resources of the marine environment.
(4) The preservation of the role of the United States as a
leader in marine science and resource development.
(5) The advancement of education and training in marine science.
(6) The development and improvement of the capabilities,
performance, use, and efficiency of vehicles, equipment, and
instruments for use in exploration, research, surveys, the recovery
of resources, and the transmission of energy in the marine
environment.
(7) The effective utilization of the scientific and engineering
resources of the Nation, with close cooperation among all interested
agencies, public and private, in order to avoid unnecessary
duplication of effort, facilities, and equipment, or waste.
(8) The cooperation by the United States with other nations and
groups of nations and international organizations in marine science
activities when such cooperation is in the national interest.

(Pub. L. 89-454, title I, Sec. 2, June 17, 1966, 80 Stat. 203.)


Short Title

Section 1 of title I of Pub. L. 89-454, as renumbered and amended by
Pub. L. 89-688, Sec. 2(a), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 1001, provided that:
``This title [enacting this subchapter] may be cited as the `Marine
Resources and Engineering Development Act of 1966'.''

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 1103 of this title.



Sec. 1102. Omitted

Sec. 1103. Executive responsibilities; utilization of staff,
interagency, and non-Government advisory arrangements;
consultation with agencies; solicitation of views of non-Federal
agencies

(a) In conformity with the provisions of section 1101 of this title,
it shall be the duty of the President with the advice and assistance of
the Council to--
(1) survey all significant marine science activities, including
the policies, plans, programs, and accomplishments of all
departments and agencies of the United States engaged in such
activities;
(2) develop a comprehensive program of marine science
activities, including, but not limited to, exploration, description
and prediction of the marine environment, exploitation and
conservation of the resources of the marine environment, marine
engineering, studies of air-sea interaction, transmission of energy,
and communications, to be conducted by departments and agencies of
the United States, independently or in cooperation with such non-
Federal organizations as States, institutions and industry;
(3) designate and fix responsibility for the conduct of the
foregoing marine science activities by departments and agencies of
the United States;
(4) insure cooperation and resolve differences arising among
departments and agencies of the United States with respect to marine
science activities under this subchapter, including differences as
to whether a particular project is a marine science activity;
(5) undertake a comprehensive study, by contract or otherwise,
of the legal problems arising out of the management, use,
development, recovery, and control of the resources of the marine
environment;
(6) establish long-range studies of the potential benefits to
the United States economy, security, health, and welfare to be
gained from marine resources, engineering, and science, and the
costs involved in obtaining such benefits; and
(7) review annually all marine science activities conducted by
departments and agencies of the United States in light of the
policies, plans, programs, and priorities developed pursuant to this
chapter.

(b) In the planning and conduct of a coordinated Federal program the
President and the Council shall utilize such staff, interagency, and
non-Government advisory arrangements as they may find necessary and
appropriate and shall consult with departments and agencies concerned
with marine science activities and solicit the views of non-Federal
organizations and individuals with capabilities in marine sciences.

(Pub. L. 89-454, title I, Sec. 4, June 17, 1966, 80 Stat. 205; Pub. L.
89-688, Sec. 2(b), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 1001.)


Amendments

1966--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89-688, in par. (4), substituted ``this
title'' for ``this Act'', which, for purposes of codification has been
changed to ``this subchapter''.


Termination of Council

National Council on Marine Resources and Engineering, established
under section 1102 of this title, terminated Apr. 30, 1971, for lack of
funds. See Codification note set out under section 1102 of this title.


Sec. 1106. Reports to Congress

(a) The President shall transmit to the Congress biennially in
January a report, which shall include (1) a comprehensive description of
the activities and the accomplishments of all agencies and departments
of the United States in the field of marine science during the preceding
fiscal year, and (2) an evaluation of such activities and
accomplishments in terms of the objectives set forth pursuant to this
chapter.
(b) Reports made under this section shall contain such
recommendations for legislation as the President may consider necessary
or desirable for the attainment of the objectives of this chapter, and
shall contain an estimate of funding requirements of each agency and
department of the United States for marine science activities during the
succeeding fiscal year.

(Pub. L. 89-454, title I, Sec. 7, June 17, 1966, 80 Stat. 207; Pub. L.
99-386, title II, Sec. 203(a), Aug. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 823.)


Amendments

1986--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99-386 substituted ``biennially in
January'' for ``in January of each year''.

Sec. 1107. Definitions

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term ``marine science''
shall be deemed to apply to oceanographic and scientific endeavors and
disciplines, and engineering and technology in and with relation to the
marine environment; and the term ``marine environment'' shall be deemed
to include (a) the oceans, (b) the Continental Shelf of the United
States, (c) the Great Lakes, (d) seabed and subsoil of the submarine
areas adjacent to the coasts of the United States to the depth of two
hundred meters, or beyond that limit, to where the depths of the
superjacent waters admit of the exploitation of the natural resources of
such areas, (e) the seabed and subsoil of similar submarine areas
adjacent to the coasts of islands which comprise United States
territory, and (f) the resources thereof.

(Pub. L. 89-454, title I, Sec. 8, June 17, 1966, 80 Stat. 208; Pub. L.
89-688, Sec. 2(b), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 1001.)


Amendments

1966--Pub. L. 89-688 substituted ``this title'' for ``this Act'',
which, for purposes of codification, has been changed to ``this
subchapter''.

Sec. 1108. Authorization of appropriations

There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this subchapter, but sums appropriated for any
one fiscal year shall not exceed $1,200,000.

(Pub. L. 89-454, title I, Sec. 9, June 17, 1966, 80 Stat. 208; Pub. L.
89-688, Sec. 2(b), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 1001; Pub. L. 91-15, Sec. 2,
May 23, 1969, 83 Stat. 10.)


Amendments

1969--Pub. L. 91-15 substituted ``$1,200,000'' for ``$1,500,000''.
1966--Pub. L. 89-688 substituted ``this title'' for ``this Act'',
which, for purposes of codification, has been changed to ``this
subchapter''.