Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73not60
§3604 Interagency Financing and Agreements
Title 33 › Chapter 49— INTEGRATED COASTAL AND OCEAN OBSERVATION SYSTEM › § 3604
Summary
The Secretary of Commerce may make agreements, with or without payment, with states, federal agencies, public or private groups, or individuals to carry out work under this chapter. Departments and agencies that are members of the Council can create and run shared centers and sign contracts, leases, grants, and cooperative agreements needed to meet the chapter’s goals and the System Plan.
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Title 33, §3604
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(a)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)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
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60