Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73
§426i–2 National coastal data bank
Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 9— - PROTECTION OF NAVIGABLE WATERS AND OF HARBOR AND RIVER IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - IN GENERAL › § 426i–2
Summary
Secretary must create a national coastal data bank within 2 years after August 17, 1999 with physical and climate data on U.S. shores; when practical include shore positions, federal protection projects, sand movement, natural and manmade obstacles; make public.
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Title 33, §426i–2
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(1)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)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)The national coastal data bank shall be made readily accessible to the public.
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“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.
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Citation
33 U.S.C. § 426i–2
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73