33 U.S.C. § 892: Definitions

Summary

Defines key words used in this part of the law. Administrator — the official who leads the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Administration — the NOAA agency itself. Hydrographic data — information collected by methods like depth and shoreline surveys, tides, currents, geospatial or remote sensing, used for marine mapping and related work. Hydrographic services — the work that manages, updates, interprets, verifies, and shares marine and coastal data and products (for example, charts, databases, models, and mapping systems). Coast and Geodetic Survey Act — the law approved August 6, 1947 (33 U.S.C. 883a et seq.).

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In this subchapter:

(1)Administrator (2) Administration

The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

(3)Hydrographic data

The term “hydrographic data” means information that—

(A)is acquired through—

(i)hydrographic, bathymetric, photogrammetric, lidar, radar, remote sensing, or shoreline and other ocean- and coastal-related surveying;

(ii)geodetic, geospatial, or geomagnetic measurements;

(iii)tide, water level, and current observations; or

(iv)other methods; and

(B)is used in providing hydrographic services.

(4)Hydrographic services

The term “hydrographic services” means—

(A)the management, maintenance, interpretation, certification, and dissemination of bathymetric, hydrographic, shoreline, geodetic, geospatial, geomagnetic, and tide, water level, and current information, including the production of nautical charts, nautical information databases, hydrodynamic forecast and datum transformation models, and other products derived from hydrographic data;

(B)the development of nautical information systems; and

(C)related activities.

(5)Coast and Geodetic Survey Act

The term “Coast and Geodetic Survey Act” means the Act entitled “An Act to define the functions and duties of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, and for other purposes”, approved August 6, 1947 (33 U.S.C. 883a et seq.).

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This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title III of Pub. L. 105–384, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3454, which is classified principally to this subchapter. For complete classification of this title to the Code, see

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of 1998 Amendment note set out under section 851 of this title and Tables. Act of August 6, 1947, referred to in par. (5), is act Aug. 6, 1947, ch. 504, 61 Stat. 787, which is classified generally to subchapter II of this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Amendments

2022—Par. (4)(A). Pub. L. 117–263 inserted “hydrodynamic forecast and datum transformation models,” after “nautical information databases,”. 2008—Pars. (3) to (5). Pub. L. 110–386, which directed the amendment of section “303 of the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C. 892)” by adding pars. (3) to (5) and striking out former pars. (3) to (5), was executed to this section, which is section 302 of the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Prior to amendment, pars. (3) to (5) defined the terms “hydrographic data”, “hydrographic services”, and “Act of 1947”, respectively. 2002—Par. (3). Pub. L. 107–372, § 102(1), inserted “, geospatial, or geomagnetic” after “geodetic”. Par. (4). Pub. L. 107–372, § 102(2), inserted “geospatial, geomagnetic,” after “geodetic,”.

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of this subchapter as the “Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998”, see section 301 of Pub. L. 105–384, set out as a

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of 1998 Amendment note under section 851 of this title.

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