Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-110
§3604 Interagency Financing and Agreements
Title 33 › CHAPTER 49 — INTEGRATED COASTAL AND OCEAN OBSERVATION SYSTEM › § 3604
Summary
Commerce’s Secretary can make paid or free agreements with others to carry out the chapter; Council agencies can create joint centers and enter agreements needed to carry out the chapter and System Plan.
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Title 33, §3604
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(a)In general
The Secretary of Commerce may execute an agreement, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, with any State or subdivision thereof, any Federal agency, any public or private organization, or any individual to carry out activities under this chapter.
(b)Reciprocity
Member Departments and agencies of the Council shall have the authority to create, support, and maintain joint centers, and to enter into and perform such contracts, leases, grants, and cooperative agreements as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter and fulfillment of the System Plan.
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2020—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–271 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “To carry out interagency activities under this chapter, the Secretary of Commerce may execute cooperative agreements, or any other agreements, with, and receive and expend funds made available by, any State or subdivision thereof, any Federal agency, or any public or private organization, or individual.”
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33 U.S.C. § 3604
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110