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 PUBLIC LAW 105-384—NOV. 13, 1998 112 STAT. 3457 SEC. 306. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 33 USC 892. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator the following: (1) To carry out nautical mapping and charting functions under the Act of 1947 and sections 303 and 304, except for conducting hydrographic surveys, $33,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $34,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2001. (2) To conduct hydrographic surveys under section 303(a)(1), including the leasing of ships, $33,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and $37,000,000 for fiscal year 2001. Of these amounts, no more than $16,000,000 is authorized for any one fiscal year to operate hydrographic survey vessels owned and operated by the Administration. (3) To carry out geodetic fimctions under the Act of 1947, $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2001. (4) To carry out tide and current measurement functions under the Act of 1947, $22,500,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2001. Of these amounts $4,500,000 is authorized for each fiscal year to implement and operate a national quality control system for real-time tide and current and maintain the national tide network, and $7,000,000 is authorized for each fiscal year to design and install real-time tide and current data measurement systems under section 303(b)(4). SEC. 307. AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF NOAA CORPS COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. (a) AUTHORIZED NUMBER.— Section 2 of the Coast and Geodetic Survey Commissioned Officers' Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 853a) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (e) as subsections (b) through (f), respectively; and (2) by inserting before subsection (b), as redesignated, the following: "(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), there are authorized to be not less than 264 and not more than 299 commissioned officers on the active list of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003. "(2) The Administrator may reduce the number of commissioned officers on the active list below 264 if the Administrator determines that it is appropriate, taking into consideration— "(A) the number of billets on the fisheries, hydrographic, and oceanographic vessels owned and operated by the Administration; "(B) the need of the Administration to collect high-quality oceanographic, fisheries, and hydrographic data and information on a continuing basis; "(C) the need for effective and safe operation of the Administration's fisheries, hydrographic and oceanographic vessels; "(D) the need for effective management of the commissioned Corps; and "(E) the protection of the interests of taxpayers. "(3) At least 90 days before beginning any reduction as Notice. described in paragraph (2), the Administrator shall provide notice

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