33 U.S.C. § 3506
In addition to the amounts authorized by section 892d of this title, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this chapter $45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028.
Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection (a), the following amounts shall be used to carry out section 3504(c) 1 of this title $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028.
Of amounts authorized pursuant to subsection (a), $20,000,000 is authorized to carry out section 3504a of this title.
1 See References in Text Note below.
33 U.S.C. § 3506
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTSection 3504 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was amended by Pub. L. 117-263 title CIII, §10307(d)(2)(B), (C), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3978, by striking out the subsec. (c) designation and striking all the other subsections, thereby redesignating subsec. (c) as all of section 3504 of this title.
AMENDMENTS2022-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117-263, §10307(f)(1), substituted "this chapter $45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028." for "this chapter-" and struck out pars. (1) to (4) which authorized appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2015.Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117-263, §10307(f)(2), substituted "this chapter $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028." for "this title:" and struck out pars. (1) to (4) which authorized appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2015.Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117-263, §10307(f)(3), (4), added subsec. (c) and struck out former subsec. (c). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "To carry out interagency activities under section 3502 of this title, the head of any department or agency may execute a cooperative agreement with the Administrator, including those authorized by section 883e of this title."
- ocean and coastal mapping
- The term "ocean and coastal mapping" means the acquisition, processing, management, maintenance, interpretation, certification, and dissemination of physical, biological, geological, chemical, and archaeological characteristics and boundaries of ocean and coastal areas, resources, and sea beds through the use of acoustics, satellites, aerial photogrammetry, light and imaging, direct sampling, and other mapping technologies.