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33 U.S.C. § 701g — Removal of obstructions; clearing channels
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The Secretary of the Army is authorized to allot not to exceed $15,000,000 from any appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for any one fiscal year for flood control, for removing accumulated snags and other debris, for preventing and mitigating flood damages associated with ice jams, and clearing and straightening the channel in navigable streams and tributaries thereof, when in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers such work is advisable in the interest of flood control: Provided, That not more than $1,000,000 shall be expended for this purpose for any single tributary from the appropriations for any one fiscal year.
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The Secretary of the Army is authorized to allot not to exceed $15,000,000 from any appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for any one fiscal year for flood control, for removing accumulated snags and other debris, for preventing and mitigating flood damages associated with ice jams, and clearing and straightening the channel in navigable streams and tributaries thereof, when in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers such work is advisable in the interest of flood control: Provided, That not more than $1,000,000 shall be expended for this purpose for any single tributary from the appropriations for any one fiscal year.
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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) Community revitalization program**
(1) **In general** — Not later than 180 days after December 27, 2020, the Secretary shall implement a program, in accordance with this subsection, for carrying out a project under a continuing authority program for an economically disadvantaged community.
(2) **Participation in program** — In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—
(A) solicit project proposals from non-Federal interests by posting program information on a public-facing website and reaching out to non-Federal interests that have previously submitted relevant project proposals to the Secretary; and
(B) review such proposals and select projects, taking into consideration geographic diversity among the selected projects.
(3) **Cost share** — Notwithstanding the cost share authorized for the applicable continuing authority program, the Federal share of the cost of a project selected under paragraph (2) shall be 100 percent.
(4) **Continuing authority program defined** — In this subsection, the term “continuing authority program” has the meaning given that term in [section 2282d(c)(1)(D) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section2282d/c/1/D&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5) **Authorization of appropriations** — There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $150,000,000 for each fiscal year.
**(b) Authorizations of Appropriations**
(1) **Emergency streambank and shoreline protection** — Notwithstanding [section 701r of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section701r&num=0&edition=prelim), there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out such section $25,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2024.
(2) **Storm and hurricane restor
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**(a) In general** Not later than February 1 of each year, the Secretary shall develop and submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives an annual report, to be entitled “Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development”, that identifies the following:
(1) **Feasibility reports** — Each feasibility report that meets the criteria established in subsection (c)(1)(A).
(2) **Proposed feasibility studies** — Any proposed feasibility study submitted to the Secretary by a non-Federal interest pursuant to subsection (b) that meets the criteria established in subsection (c)(1)(A).
(3) **Proposed modifications** — Any proposed modification to an authorized water resources development project or feasibility study that meets the criteria established in subsection (c)(1)(A) that—
(A) is submitted to the Secretary by a non-Federal interest pursuant to subsection (b); or
(B) is identified by the Secretary for authorization.
(4) **Programmatic modifications** — Any programmatic modification for an environmental infrastructure assistance program.
**(b) Requests for proposals**
(1) **Publication** — Not later than May 1 of each year, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice requesting proposals from non-Federal interests for proposed feasibility studies, proposed modifications to authorized water resources development projects and feasibility studies, and proposed modifications for an environmental infrastructure program to be included in the annual report.
(2) **Deadline for requests** — The Secretary shall include in each notice required by this subsection a requirement that non-Federal interests submit to the Secretary any proposals de
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The Secretary is authorized to use the authority contained in section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 ([33 U.S.C. 701s](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section701s&num=0&edition=prelim)), section 2 of the Flood Control Act of August 28, 1937 ([33 U.S.C. 701g](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section701g&num=0&edition=prelim)), section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 ([33 U.S.C. 701r](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section701r&num=0&edition=prelim)), section 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 ([33 U.S.C. 577](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section577&num=0&edition=prelim)), section 3 of the Act entitled “An Act authorizing Federal participation in the cost of protecting the shores of publicly owned property”, approved August 13, 1946 ([33 U.S.C. 426g](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section426g&num=0&edition=prelim)), and section 111 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 ([33 U.S.C. 426i](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section426i&num=0&edition=prelim)) in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
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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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TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
§ 701h
enter into agreements with the Army to carry out
jointly the measures heretofore set out and in areas
where the Secretary is authorized to purchase land
rights for structural measures, permitted the Secretary
in lieu of such acquisition, to reimburse local organiza-
tions for such proportionate share of the cost of land
rights furnished as the Secretary deems equitable in
consideration of the national interest.
§ 701g. Removal of obstructions; clearing chan-
nels
The Secretary of the Army is authorized to
allot not to exceed $15,000,000 from any appro-
priations heretofore or hereafter made for any
one fiscal year for flood control, for removing
accumulated snags and other debris, for pre-
venting and mitigating flood damages associ-
ated with ice jams, and clearing and straight-
ening the channel in navigable streams and trib-
utaries thereof, when in the opinion of the Chief
of Engineers such work is advisable in the inter-
est of flood control: Provided, That not more
than $1,000,000 shall be expended for this purpose
for any single tributary from the appropriations
for any one fiscal year.
(Aug. 28, 1937, ch. 877, § 2, 50 Stat. 877; Aug. 11,
1939, ch. 699, § 1, 53 Stat. 1414; Aug. 18, 1941, ch.
377, § 9, 55 Stat. 650; July 24, 1946, ch. 596, § 13, 60
Stat. 652; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61
Stat. 501; Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1264, title II, § 208, 68
Stat. 1266; Pub. L. 93–251, title I, § 26, Mar. 7, 1974,
88 Stat. 20; Pub. L. 99–662, title IX, § 915(b), Nov.
17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4191; Pub. L. 118–272, div. A,
title I, § 1107(f), Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 3005.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2025—Pub. L. 118–272 substituted ‘‘$15,000,000’’ for
‘‘$7,500,000’’ and ‘‘$1,000,000’’
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