33 U.S.C. § 891b : US Code - Section 891B: Fleet replacement and modernization Plan

Search 33 U.S.C. § 891b : US Code - Section 891B: Fleet replacement and modernization Plan

(a) In general
To carry out the program authorized in section 891a of this
title, the Secretary shall develop and submit to Congress a
replacement and modernization Plan for the NOAA fleet covering the
years authorized under section 891h of this title.
(b) Timing
The Plan required in subsection (a) of this section shall be
submitted to Congress within 30 days of October 29, 1992, and
updated on an annual basis.
(c) Plan elements
The Plan required in subsection (a) of this section shall include
the following -
(1) the number of vessels proposed to be modernized or
replaced, the schedule for their modernization or replacement,
and anticipated funding requirements;
(2) the number of vessels proposed to be constructed, leased,
or chartered;
(3) the number of vessels, or days at sea, that can be obtained
by using the vessels of the UNOLS;
(4) the number of vessels that will be made available to NOAA
by the Secretary of the Navy, or any other federal (!1) official,
and the terms and conditions for their availability;
(5) the proposed acquisition of modern scientific
instrumentation for the NOAA fleet, including acoustic systems,
data transmission positioning and communication systems,
physical, chemical, and meteorological oceanographic systems, and
data acquisition and processing systems; and
(6) the appropriate role of the NOAA Corps in operating and
maintaining the NOAA fleet.
(d) Contracting limitation
The Secretary may not enter into any contract for the
construction, lease, or service life extension of a vessel of the
NOAA fleet before the date of the submission to Congress of the
Plan required in subsection (a) of this section.