2018 US Code
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 45 - Tsunami Warning and Education
Sec. 3208 - Outreach responsibilities
| 33 U.S.C. § 3208 (2018) |
| §3208. Outreach responsibilities |
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The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in coordination with State and local emergency managers, shall develop and carry out formal outreach activities to improve tsunami education and awareness and foster the development of resilient communities. Outreach activities may include— (1) the development of outreach plans to ensure the close integration of tsunami warning centers supported or maintained under section 3203(d) of this title, as amended by this Act, with local Weather Forecast Offices of the National Weather Service and emergency managers; (2) working with appropriate local Weather Forecast Offices to ensure they have the technical knowledge and capability to disseminate tsunami warnings to the communities they serve; and (3) evaluating the effectiveness of warnings and of coordination with local Weather Forecast Offices after significant tsunami events. |
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(Pub. L. 115–25, title V, §511, Apr. 18, 2017, 131 Stat. 127.) |
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 3203(d) of this title, as amended by this Act, referred to in par. (1), means section 3203(d) of this title, as amended by Pub. L. 115–25. CODIFICATIONSection was enacted as part of the Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2017, and also as part of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017, and not as part of the Tsunami Warning and Education Act which comprises this chapter. DEFINITIONSFor definition of "State" as used in this section, see section 8501 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS |
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| Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER 45 - TSUNAMI WARNING AND EDUCATION Sec. 3208 - Outreach responsibilities |
| section 3208 |
| 2018 |
| January 14, 2019 |
| No |
| standard |
| 131 Stat. 127 |
| Public Law 115-25 |
