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[CITE: 14USC147]

 
                          TITLE 14--COAST GUARD
 
                       PART I--REGULAR COAST GUARD
 
               CHAPTER 7--COOPERATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES
 
Sec. 147. Department of Commerce

    In order to promote the safety of life and property on and over the 
high seas and waters over which the United States has jurisdiction, and 
to facilitate the preparation and dissemination by the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration of the weather reports, forecasts, and 
warnings essential to the safe and efficient conduct of domestic and 
international commerce on and over such seas and waters, the Commandant 
may cooperate with the Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration by procuring, maintaining, and making available, 
facilities and assistance for observing, investigating, and 
communicating weather phenomena and for disseminating weather data, 
forecasts and warnings, the mutually satisfactory terms of such 
cooperation in weather service to be agreed upon and arranged between 
the Commandant and the Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration.

(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 507; Pub. L. 94-546, Sec. 1(13), Oct. 
18, 1976, 90 Stat. 2520; Pub. L. 97-295, Sec. 2(5), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 
Stat. 1301.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    This section outlines the sphere of cooperation between the Weather 
Bureau and the Coast Guard. It would not permit any cooperation that has 
not been carried on in the past.
    Although the Coast Guard has always cooperated closely with the 
Weather Bureau, positive recognition of this has never appeared in the 
statutes. In its patrol, its aiding navigation, and its life saving 
activities, the Coast Guard finds it important to make, receive and 
transmit weather observations and measurements. Furthermore, with the 
advent of war, weather reporting, particularly mid-Atlantic weather 
patrol work, assumed increasing importance, and this extensive weather 
station manning in cooperation with the Weather Bureau must be provided 
for in the postwar period. This section providing for such close 
cooperation with the Weather Bureau in weather reporting would 
crystallize the cooperative practices of the two agencies as they have 
operated for years. 81st Congress, House Report No. 557.


                               Amendments

    1982--Pub. L. 97-295 substituted ``Administration'' for 
``Admministration'' after ``Atmospheric''.
    1976--Pub. L. 94-546 substituted references to the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration and to the Administrator, National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for references to the Weather 
Bureau and to the Chief of the Weather Bureau.
