2003 U.S. Code
Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 9 - PROTECTION OF NAVIGABLE WATERS AND OF HARBOR AND RIVER IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY
SUBCHAPTER I - IN GENERAL
Sec. 426i-2 - National coastal data bank
§426i–2. National coastal data bank (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) ContentTo 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) AccessThe national coastal data bank shall be made readily accessible to the public.
(Pub. L. 106–53, title II, §215(d), Aug. 17, 1999, 113 Stat. 293.)
“Secretary” DefinedSecretary 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.
