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[CITE: 33USC426i-2]

 
                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


(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) Content

    To 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) Access

    The national coastal data bank shall be made readily accessible to 
the public.

(Pub. L. 106-53, title II, Sec. 215(d), Aug. 17, 1999, 113 Stat. 293.)


                          ``Secretary'' Defined

    Secretary 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.
