33 U.S.C. § 2299 — Acquisition of beach fill

Page 789 TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS § 2303 Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, referred to in text, is act Aug. 4, 1954, ch. 656, 68 Stat. 666, which is classified principally to chapter 18 (§ 1001 et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classi- fication of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1001 of Title 16 and Tables. 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. § 2298a. Databases of Corps recreational sites The Secretary shall regularly update publicly available databases maintained, or coopera- tively maintained, by the Corps of Engineers with information on sites operated or main- tained by the Secretary that are used for rec- reational purposes, including the operational status of, and the recreational opportunities available at, such sites. (Pub. L. 118–272, div. A, title I, § 1121, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 3015.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024, and also as part of the Thom- as R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024, and not as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 which comprises this chapter. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries ‘‘SECRETARY’’ DEFINED Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see sec- tion 1002 of div. A of Pub. L. 118–272, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title. § 2299. Acquisition of beach fill Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any case in which the use of fill material for beach erosion and beach nourishment is author- ized as a purpose of an authorized water re- sources project, the Secretary is authorized to acquire by purchase, exchange, or otherwise from nondomestic sources and utilize such ma- terial for such purposes if such materials are not available from domestic sources for environ- mental or economic reasons. (Pub. L. 99–662, title IX, § 935, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4197.) § 2300. Study of Corps capabilities The Secretary shall study and evaluate the measures necessary to increase the capabilities of the United States Army Corps of Engineers to undertake the planning and construction of water resources projects on an expedited basis and to adequately comply with all requirements of law applicable to the water resources program of the Corps of Engineers. As part of such study the Secretary shall consider appropriate meas- ures to increase reliance on the private sector in the conduct of the water resources program of the Corps of Engineers. The Secretary shall im- plement such measures as may be necessary to improve the capabilities referred to in the first sentence of this section, including the establish- ment of increased levels of personnel, changes in project planning and construction procedures designed to lessen the time required for such planning and construction, and procedures for expediting the coordination of water resources projects with Federal, State, and local agencies. (Pub. L. 99–662, title IX, § 936, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4197.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries GAO REVIEW OF CIVIL WORKS PROGRAM Pub. L. 100–676, § 44, Nov. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 4041, pro- vided that the Comptroller General was to conduct a review of the Civil Works Program of the United States Army Corps of Engineers and to transmit the review to Congress with any recommendations the Comptroller General may make. §§ 2301, 2302. Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section 2301, Pub. L. 99–662, title IX, § 937, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4198, which required the Secretary of the Army to transmit to certain committees of Congress annual reports on electricity generated by water re- source projects constructed by the Secretary and reve- nues and costs associated with the projects, termi- nated, effective May 15, 2000, pursuant to section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under sec- tion 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance. See, also, page 72 of House Document No. 103–7. Subsec. (a) of section 2302, Pub. L. 99–662, title IX, § 938(a), Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4198, which required the Secretary of the Army to transmit an annual report to certain committees of Congress describing contracts awarded, broken down by Engineer District of the Army Corps of Engineers, including the number and dollar amount of contracts set aside for small business concerns, awarded to small business or small disadvan- taged business concerns, available for competition by qualified firms of all sizes, and awarded to other than small business or small disadvantaged business con- cerns, terminated, effective May 15, 2000, pursuant to section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance. See, also, page 69 of House Document No. 103–7. Subsec. (b) of section 2302, Pub. L. 99–662, title IX, § 938(b), Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4198, directed the Comp- troller General to conduct a study of the contracting procedures of the Secretary of the Army for civil works projects, examining whether potential bidders or offerors, regardless of their size, are allowed to com- pete fairly in the interest of lowering cost on contracts for construction, and to report findings and rec- ommendations to Congress within two years of Nov. 17, 1986. § 2303. Historical properties The Secretary is authorized to preserve, re- store, and maintain those historic properties lo- cated on water resource development project lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army if such properties have been entered into the National Register of Historic Places. (Pub. L. 99–662, title IX, § 943, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4200.)