Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73not60
§1129 Interagency Cooperation
Title 33 › Chapter 22— SEA GRANT COLLEGES AND MARINE SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter II— NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM › § 1129
Summary
Federal departments and agencies that deal with ocean, coastal, or Great Lakes resources must respond when the Secretary asks in writing. They may provide staff (with the employee’s consent and without harming job status), services, or facilities—possibly for reimbursement—and must supply any available data requested. They must also cooperate with the Administration and its authorized officials.
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Title 33, §1129
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Each department, agency, or other instrumentality of the Federal Government which is engaged in or concerned with, or which has authority over, matters relating to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources—
(1)may, upon a written request from the Secretary, make available, on a reimbursable basis or otherwise any personnel (with their consent and without prejudice to their position and rating), service, or facility which the Secretary deems necessary to carry out any provision of this subchapter;
(2)shall, upon a written request from the Secretary, furnish any available data or other information which the Secretary deems necessary to carry out any provision of this subchapter; and
(3)shall cooperate with the Administration and duly authorized officials thereof.
Legislative History
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Amendments
1987—Pub. L. 100–220 substituted “ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources” for “ocean and coastal resources” in introductory provisions.
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Citation
33 U.S.C. § 1129
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60