Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§16362 Barrow Geophysical Research Facility
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 149— - NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IX— - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT › Part Part I— - Research Administration and Operations › § 16362
Summary
The Secretary of Commerce must set up the Barrow Geophysical Research Facility in Barrow, Alaska to support Arctic science, after consulting the Secretaries of Energy and the Interior, the NSF Director, and the EPA Administrator, and the law allows $61,000,000 to be used for planning, design, construction, and support.
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Title 42, §16362
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(a)The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretaries of Energy and the Interior, the Director of the National Science Foundation, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall establish a joint research facility in Barrow, Alaska, to be known as the “Barrow Geophysical Research Facility”, to support scientific research activities in the Arctic.
(b)There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretaries of Commerce, Energy, and the Interior, the Director of the National Science Foundation, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for the planning, design, construction, and support of the Barrow Geophysical Research Facility, $61,000,000.
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42 U.S.C. § 16362
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73