Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-110

§426i–2 National Coastal Data Bank

Title 33 › CHAPTER 9 — PROTECTION OF NAVIGABLE WATERS AND OF HARBOR AND RIVER IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY › SUBCHAPTER I — IN GENERAL › § 426i–2

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must create a national coastal data bank within two years after August 17, 1999. It must include information on the physical and climate features of U.S. shores, current and predicted shoreline positions, federally approved shore-protection projects, and how sand moves along the shore, including natural and man-made barriers to that movement. The database must be easy for the public to access.

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Title 33, §426i–2

Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(1)Establishment of data bank

Not later than 2 years after August 17, 1999, the Secretary shall establish a national coastal data bank containing data on the geophysical and climatological characteristics of the shores of the United States.

(2)Content

To the extent practicable, the national coastal data bank shall include data regarding current and predicted shore positions, information on federally authorized shore protection projects, and data on the movement of sand along the shores of the United States, including impediments to such movement caused by natural and manmade features.

(3)Access

The national coastal data bank shall be made readily accessible to the public.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

“Secretary” Defined Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 2 of Pub. L. 106–53, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.

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Citation

33 U.S.C. § 426i–2

Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110