USGS NCCWSC Laws & Authorizations

43 USC Chapter 2 § 31 codifies the act of Congress that established the Geological Survey (common name “the Organic Act”).

43 USC § 36c authorizes USGS to prosecute projects in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State, or private.

43 USC § 36d authorizes USGS to enter into non-competitive cooperative agreements, in support of joint research and data collection activities with Federal, State, and academic partners, including those that provide for space in cooperator facilities.

43 USC 1457b authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into non-competitive cooperative agreements with any not-for-profit organization.

Public Law 110-161, FY 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act, authorizes the Climate Science Centers.

Public Law 113-76, FY 2014 Consolidated Appropriations, authorizes USGS to use contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements as defined in section 6302 of title 31, United States Code.

43 USC § 50d authorizes USGS to contract directly with individuals or indirectly with institutions or nonprofit organizations for the temporary or intermittent services of students or recent graduates.

48 C.F.R. pts. 1-53 (2006), Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).

Exec. Order No. 13653, 3 C.F.R. (2013). Preparing the United States for the Impacts of Climate Change.

Department of Interior Secretarial Order 3289 (September 14, 2009), Addressing the Impacts of Climate Change on America’s Water, Land, and Other Natural and Cultural Resources.