Barrow Geophysical Research Facility

42 U.S.C. § 16362

• Title: 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
• Chapter: SUBCHAPTER IX—RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
• Part: I

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(a) Establishment
The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretaries of Energy and the Interior, the Director of the National Science Foundation, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall establish a joint research facility in Barrow, Alaska, to be known as the "Barrow Geophysical Research Facility", to support scientific research activities in the Arctic.
(b) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretaries of Commerce, Energy, and the Interior, the Director of the National Science Foundation, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for the planning, design, construction, and support of the Barrow Geophysical Research Facility, $61,000,000.

History

(Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, §998, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 916.)

Editorial Notes

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions
A prior part J related to ultra-deepwater and unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resources, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 113–67, div. A, title III, §301(a), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1181.