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33 U.S.C. § 706

Secretary of Commerce; current precipitation information; appropriation

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There is authorized an expenditure as required, from any appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for flood control, rivers and harbors, and related purposes by the United States, for the establishment, operation, and maintenance by the Secretary of Commerce of a network of recording and nonrecording precipitation stations, known as the Hydroclimatic Network, whenever in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of Commerce such service is advisable in connection with either preliminary examinations and surveys or works of improvement authorized by the law for flood control, rivers and harbors, and related purposes, and the Secretary of the Army upon the recommendation of the Chief of Engineers is authorized to allot the Secretary of Commerce funds for said expenditure.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1954–1954 · leading case: Nat'l Mfg. Co. v. United States, 210 F.2d 263 (8th Cir. 1954).
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Nat'l Mfg. Co. v. United States, 210 F.2d 263 (8th Cir. 1954). “1226 , 33 U.S.C.A. § 706 , 4 which authorizes the Weather Bureau to establish and maintain, “a current information service on precipitation, flood forecasts, and flood warnings, whenever in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers and the Chief of the Weather Bureau such service is…”
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