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33 U.S.C. § 603a — Removal of snags and debris, and straightening, clearing, and protecting channels in navigable waters
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The Secretary of the Army is authorized to allot not to exceed $5,000,000 from any appropriations made prior to or after March 2, 1945, for any one fiscal year for improvement of rivers and harbors, for removing accumulated snags, obstructions, and other debris located in or adjacent to a Federal channel, and for protecting, clearing, and straightening channels in navigable harbors and navigable streams and tributaries thereof, when in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers such work is advisable in the interest of navigation, flood control, ecosystem restoration, or recreation.
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The Secretary of the Army is authorized to allot not to exceed $5,000,000 from any appropriations made prior to or after March 2, 1945, for any one fiscal year for improvement of rivers and harbors, for removing accumulated snags, obstructions, and other debris located in or adjacent to a Federal channel, and for protecting, clearing, and straightening channels in navigable harbors and navigable streams and tributaries thereof, when in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers such work is advisable in the interest of navigation, flood control, ecosystem restoration, or recreation.
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**(a) Construction of small shore and beach restoration and protection projects**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary may carry out a program for the construction of small shore and beach restoration and protection projects not specifically authorized by Congress that otherwise comply with [section 426e of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section426e&num=0&edition=prelim) if the Secretary determines that such construction is advisable.
(2) **Local cooperation** — The local cooperation requirement of [section 426e of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section426e&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply to a project under this section.
(3) **Completeness** — A project under this subsection—
(A) shall be complete; and
(B) shall not commit the United States to any additional improvement to ensure the successful operation of the project; except for participation in periodic beach nourishment in accordance with—
(i) [section 426e of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section426e&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(ii) the procedure for projects authorized after submission of a survey report.
**(b) National shoreline erosion control development and demonstration program**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall conduct under the program authorized by subsection (a) a national shoreline erosion control development and demonstration program (referred to in this section as the “demonstration program”).
(2) **Requirements**
(A) *In general* — The demonstration program shall include provisions for—
(i) projects consisting of planning, design, construction, and monitoring of prototype engineered and native and naturalized vegetat
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**(a) Project studies subject to independent peer review**
(1) **In general** — Project studies shall be subject to a peer review by an independent panel of experts as determined under this section.
(2) **Scope** — The peer review may include a review of the economic and environmental assumptions and projections, project evaluation data, economic analyses, environmental analyses, engineering analyses, formulation of alternative plans, methods for integrating risk and uncertainty, models used in evaluation of economic or environmental impacts of proposed projects, and any biological opinions of the project study.
(3) **Project studies subject to peer review**
(A) *Mandatory* — A project study shall be subject to peer review under paragraph (1) if—
(i) the project has an estimated total cost of more than $200,000,000, including mitigation costs, and is not determined by the Chief of Engineers to be exempt from peer review under paragraph (6);
(ii) the Governor of an affected State requests a peer review by an independent panel of experts; or
(iii) the Chief of Engineers determines that the project study is controversial considering the factors set forth in paragraph (4).
(B) *Discretionary*
(i) *Agency request* — A project study shall be considered by the Chief of Engineers for peer review under this section if the head of a Federal or State agency charged with reviewing the project study determines that the project is likely to have a significant adverse impact on environmental, cultural, or other resources under the jurisdiction of the agency after implementation of proposed mitigation plans and requests a peer review by an independent panel of experts.
(ii) *Deadline for decision* — A decision of the Chief of Engineers under this subpa
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### Statutory Notes
Section, acts July 25, 1912, ch. 253, § 1, 37 Stat. 222; July 3, 1930, ch. 847, § 3, 46 Stat. 946; Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 895, § 3, 54 Stat. 1200, related to removal of temporary obstructions and to minor improvements in navigable waters. See [section 603a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section603a&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
§ 603
retary of the Army by section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947,
ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of act July
26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956,
ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, en-
acted ‘‘Title 10, Armed Forces’’ which in sections 3010
to 3013 continued Department of the Army under ad-
ministrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.
APPROPRIATIONS
Act June 26, 1934, ch. 756, § 2, 48 Stat. 1225, which was
classified to section 725a of former Title 31, Money and
Finance, repealed the permanent appropriation under
the titles ‘‘Maintenance of channel, South Pass, Mis-
sissippi River (fiscal year) (8–961.55)’’ and ‘‘Examina-
tions and surveys at South Pass, Mississippi River (fis-
cal year) (8–961.53)’’ effective July 1, 1935, and provided
that such portions of any Acts as make permanent ap-
propriations to be expended under such accounts are
amended so as to authorize, in lieu thereof, annual ap-
propriations from the general fund of the Treasury in
identical terms and in such amounts as now provided
by the laws providing such permanent appropriations.
§ 603. Repealed. Mar. 2, 1945, ch. 19, § 3, 59 Stat.
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Section, acts July 25, 1912, ch. 253, § 1, 37 Stat. 222;
July 3, 1930, ch. 847, § 3, 46 Stat. 946; Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 895,
§ 3, 54 Stat. 1200, related to removal of temporary ob-
structions and to minor improvements in navigable wa-
ters. See section 603a of this title.
§ 603a.
Removal
of
snags
and
debris,
and
straightening, clearing, and protecting chan-
nels in navigable waters
The Secretary of the Army is authorized to
allot not to exceed $5,000,000 from any appropria-
tions made prior to or after March 2, 1945, for
any one
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