Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73not60
§3609 Intent of Congress
Title 33 › Chapter 49— INTEGRATED COASTAL AND OCEAN OBSERVATION SYSTEM › § 3609
Summary
Council agencies must use these funds to add to existing program money, not to take the place of it. If a Council agency plans a contract or deal to create or buy new federal assets that will cost more than $250,000,000 over their lifetime, it must give Congress enough notice and a chance to review and comment first.
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Title 33, §3609
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It is the intent of Congress that funding provided to agencies of the Council to implement this chapter shall supplement, and not replace, existing sources of funding for other programs. It is the further intent of Congress that agencies of the Council shall not enter into contracts or agreements for the development or procurement of new Federal assets for the System that are estimated to be in excess of $250,000,000 in life-cycle costs without first providing adequate notice to Congress and opportunity for review and comment.
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33 U.S.C. § 3609
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60