Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§891a Operation and Maintenance of Noaa Fleet
Title 33 › CHAPTER 17 — NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION › SUBCHAPTER III — NOAA FLEET MODERNIZATION › § 891a
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Secretary must manage NOAA's vessel fleet through the Marine and Aviation Operations Assistant Administrator under this subchapter.
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Title 33, §891a
Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Administrator of NOAA for Marine and Aviation Operations, shall operate and maintain a fleet of vessels to meet the requirements of NOAA in carrying out the mission and functions of NOAA, subject to the requirements of this subchapter.
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2025—Pub. L. 119–60 substituted “Operation and maintenance of NOAA fleet” for “Fleet replacement and modernization program” in section catchline and “, acting through the Assistant Administrator of NOAA for Marine and Aviation Operations, shall operate and maintain a fleet of vessels to meet the requirements of NOAA in carrying out the mission and functions of NOAA, subject to the requirements of this subchapter.” for “is authorized to implement, subject to the requirements of this subchapter, a 15-year program to replace and modernize the NOAA fleet.” in text.
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33 U.S.C. § 891a
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102