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33 U.S.C. 3607: Public-private use policyText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 33-NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERSCHAPTER 49-INTEGRATED COASTAL AND OCEAN OBSERVATION SYSTEM
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§3607. Public-private use policy

The Council shall maintain a policy that defines processes for making decisions about the roles of the Federal Government, the States, regional coastal observing systems, the academic community, and the private sector in providing to end-user communities environmental information, products, technologies, and services related to the System. The Administrator shall ensure that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration adheres to the decision making process developed by the Council regarding the roles of the Federal Government, the States, the regional coastal observing systems, the academic community, and the private sector in providing end-user communities environmental information, data products, technologies, and services related to the System.

( Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12308 , Mar. 30, 2009 , 123 Stat. 1435 ; Pub. L. 116–271, title I, § 106 , Dec. 31, 2020 , 134 Stat. 3340 .)

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2020⁠—Pub. L. 116–271 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section required the Council to develop a public-private use policy within 6 months after March 30, 2009.