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33 U.S.C. § 542 — Review by Board of Engineers of reports on examinations and surveys and special reports

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33 U.S.C. § 542 — Review by Board of Engineers of reports on examinations and surveys and special reports

All reports on examinations and surveys authorized by law shall be reviewed by the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors as provided for in [section 541 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section541&num=0&edition=prelim), and all special reports ordered by Congress shall, in the discretion of the Chief of Engineers, be reviewed in like manner by said board; and the said board shall also, on request by resolution of the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate or the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives, submitted to the Chief of Engineers, examine and review the report of any examination or survey made pursuant to any Act or resolution of Congress, and report thereon through the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, who shall submit his conclusions thereon as in other cases: Provided, That in no case shall the board, in its report thus called for by committee resolution, extend the scope of the project contemplated in the original report upon which its examination and review has been requested, or in the provision of law authorizing the original examination or survey.

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33 U.S.C. § 541 — Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors; establishment; duties and powers generally

There shall be organized in the office of the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, by detail from time to time from the Corps of Engineers, a board of seven engineer officers, a majority of whom shall be of rank not less than lieutenant colonel, whose duties shall be fixed by the Chief of Engineers, and to whom shall be referred for consideration and recommendation, in addition to any other duties assigned, so far as in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers may be necessary, all reports upon examinations and surveys provided for by Congress, and all projects or changes in projects for works of river and harbor improvement prior to June 13, 1902, or thereafter provided for. And the board shall submit to the Chief of Engineers recommendations as to the desirability of commencing or continuing any and all improvements upon which reports are required. And in the consideration of such works and projects the board shall have in view the amount and character of commerce existing or reasonably prospective which will be benefited by the improvement, and the relation of the ultimate cost of such work, both as to cost of construction and maintenance, to the public commercial interests involved, and the public necessity for the work and propriety of its construction, continuance, or maintenance at the expense of the United States. And such consideration shall be given as time permits to such works as have, prior to June 13, 1902, been provided for by Congress, the same as in the case of new works proposed. The board shall, when it considers the same necessary, and with the sanction and under orders from the Chief of Engineers, make, as a board or through its members, personal examinations of localities. And all facts, information, and arguments which are presented to the board f

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33 U.S.C. § 542 — Review by Board of Engineers of reports

Page 121 TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS § 543 47 Stat. 42; Pub. L. 103–437, § 12(a), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4590.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION The original text of section 3 of act June 13, 1902, pro- vided for ‘‘a board of five engineer officers, whose du- ties shall be fixed by the Chief of Engineers.’’ The last proviso of act Mar. 4, 1913, provided ‘‘that said board shall consist of seven members, a majority of whom shall be of rank not less than lieutenant colonel.’’ Other parts of section 4 of act Mar. 4, 1913, are set out in section 542 of this title. AMENDMENTS 1994—Pub. L. 103–437 substituted ‘‘Committee on Pub- lic Works and Transportation of the House of Rep- resentatives, or the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate’’ for ‘‘Committee on Rivers and Harbors of the House of Representatives, or the Committee on Commerce of the Senate’’. 1932—Act Feb. 10, 1932, inserted sentence defining ‘‘commerce’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Committee on Public Works and Transportation of House of Representatives treated as referring to Com- mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of House of Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104–14, set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Con- gress. TERMINATION OF BOARD OF ENGINEERS FOR RIVERS AND HARBORS AND REASSIGNMENT OF DUTIES AND RESPON- SIBILITIES Pub. L. 102–580, title II, § 223, Oct. 31, 1992, 106 Stat. 4837, provided that: ‘‘The Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, established by section 3 of the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902 (33 U.S.C. 541), shall cease to exist on the 180th day following the date of the en- actment of this Act [Oct. 31, 1992]. The Secretary may reassign to other elements within the Depart

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