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33 U.S.C. § 556 — Printing reports generally
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The Secretary of the Army shall cause the manuscript of the annual report of the Chief of Engineers and subordinate engineers, relating to the improvement of rivers and harbors, and the report of the Mississippi River Commission to be placed in the hands of the Director of the Government Publishing Office on or before the 15th day of October in each year, and the Director of the Government Publishing Office shall cause said reports to be printed with an accurate and comprehensive index thereof, on or before the first Monday in December in each year, for the use of Congress.
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The Secretary of the Army shall cause the manuscript of the annual report of the Chief of Engineers and subordinate engineers, relating to the improvement of rivers and harbors, and the report of the Mississippi River Commission to be placed in the hands of the Director of the Government Publishing Office on or before the 15th day of October in each year, and the Director of the Government Publishing Office shall cause said reports to be printed with an accurate and comprehensive index thereof, on or before the first Monday in December in each year, for the use of Congress.
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In all cases where preliminary examinations and surveys are authorized a preliminary examination of the river, harbor, or other proposed improvement mentioned shall first be made and a report as to the advisability of its improvement shall be submitted unless a survey or estimate is expressly directed. If upon such preliminary examination the proposed improvement is not deemed advisable, no further action shall be taken thereon without the further direction of Congress; but in case the report shall be favorable to such proposed improvement, or that a survey and estimate should be made to determine the advisability of improvement, the Secretary of the Army is authorized, in his discretion, to cause surveys to be made, and the cost and advisability to be reported to Congress. And such reports containing plans and estimates shall also contain a statement as to the rate at which the work should be prosecuted: Provided, That every report submitted to Congress, in addition to full information regarding the present and prospective commercial importance of the project covered by the report and the benefit to commerce likely to result from any proposed plan of improvement, shall also contain such data as it may be practicable to secure in regard to the following subjects:
**(a)** The existence and establishment of both private and public terminal and transfer facilities contiguous to the navigable water proposed to be improved, and, if water terminals have been constructed, the general location, description, and use made of the same, with an opinion as to their adequacy and efficiency, whether private or public. If no public terminals have been constructed, or if they are inadequate in number, there shall be included in the report an opinion in general terms as to the necessity
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**(a)** The President of the United States shall nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint a suitable person to take charge of and manage the Government Publishing Office. The title shall be Director of the Government Publishing Office.
**(b)** The Director shall be appointed for a term of 10 years.
**(c)** An individual appointed to the position of Director, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, may be reappointed to that position in accordance with subsections (a) and (b).
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**(a) Federal laws relating to improvements of rivers and harbors, flood control, beach erosion, and other water resources development** Within one year after November 17, 1986, the laws of the United States relating to the improvement of rivers and harbors, flood control, beach erosion, and other water resources development enacted after November 8, 1966, and before January 1, 1987, shall be compiled under the direction of the Secretary and the Chief of Engineers and printed for the use of the Department of the Army, the Congress, and the general public. The Secretary shall reprint the volumes containing such laws enacted before November 8, 1966. In addition, the Secretary shall include an index in each volume so compiled or reprinted. The Secretary shall transmit copies of each such volume to Congress.
**(b) Annual report** The Secretary shall prepare and submit the annual report required by [section 556 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section556&num=0&edition=prelim), in two volumes. Volume I shall consist of a summary and highlights of Corps of Engineers’ activities, authorities, and accomplishments. Volume II shall consist of detailed information and field reports on Corps of Engineers’ activities. The Secretary shall publish an index with each annual report.
**(c) Biennial reports for each State** The Secretary shall prepare biennially for public information a report for each State containing a description of each water resources project under the jurisdiction of the Secretary in such State and the status of each such project. Each report shall include an index. The report for each State shall be prepared in a separate volume. The reports under this subsection shall be published at the same time and the first s
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**(a) In general** To the greatest extent practicable, the Secretary shall encourage and incorporate corrosion prevention activities at water resources development projects.
**(b) Activities** In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary, to the greatest extent practicable, shall ensure that contractors performing work for water resources development projects—
(1) use best practices to carry out corrosion prevention activities in the field;
(2) use industry-recognized standards and corrosion mitigation and prevention methods when—
(A) determining protective coatings;
(B) selecting materials; and
(C) determining methods of cathodic protection, design, and engineering for corrosion prevention;
(3) use certified coating application specialists and cathodic protection technicians and engineers;
(4) use best practices in environmental protection to prevent environmental degradation and to ensure careful handling of all hazardous materials;
(5) demonstrate a history of employing industry-certified inspectors to ensure adherence to best practices and standards; and
(6) demonstrate a history of compliance with applicable requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
**(c) Corrosion prevention activities defined** In this section, the term “corrosion prevention activities” means—
(1) the application and inspection of protective coatings for complex work involving steel and cementitious structures, including structures that will be exposed in immersion;
(2) the installation, testing, and inspection of cathodic protection systems;
(3) the carrying out of an activity described in paragraph (1) or (2) through a program in corrosion prevention that is—
(A) offered or accredited by an organization that sets industry standards for corrosion
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TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
§ 557b
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Subsec. (f) of this section amended section 555 of this
title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
‘‘SECRETARY’’ DEFINED
Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see sec-
tion 2201 of this title.
§ 556. Printing reports generally
The Secretary of the Army shall cause the
manuscript of the annual report of the Chief of
Engineers and subordinate engineers, relating to
the improvement of rivers and harbors, and the
report of the Mississippi River Commission to be
placed in the hands of the Director of the Gov-
ernment Publishing Office on or before the 15th
day of October in each year, and the Director of
the Government Publishing Office shall cause
said reports to be printed with an accurate and
comprehensive index thereof, on or before the
first Monday in December in each year, for the
use of Congress.
All reports on examinations and surveys which
may be prepared during the recess of Congress
shall, in the discretion of the Secretary of the
Army, be printed by the Director of the Govern-
ment Publishing Office as documents of the fol-
lowing session of Congress.
(Aug. 11, 1888, ch. 860, § 8, 25 Stat. 424; June 13,
1902, ch. 1079, § 1, 32 Stat. 367; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 144,
§ 3, 37 Stat. 826; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II,
§ 205(a), 61 Stat. 501; Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title
I, § 1301(d), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
The first paragraph of this section is from act Aug.
11, 1888, popularly known as the ‘‘Rivers and Harbors
Appropriation Act’’.
The Mississippi River Commission was created by act
June 28, 1879, set out as sections 641, 642, 644, 646, and
647 of this title.
The words ‘‘and Missouri’’ which appeared
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