33 U.S.C. § 701g — Removal of obstructions; clearing chan-

Page 197 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’’ for ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserted ‘‘for preventing and mitigating flood damages associ- ated with ice jams,’’ after ‘‘other debris,’’. 1986—Pub. L. 99–662 substituted ‘‘$7,500,000’’ for ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and ‘‘$500,000’’ for ‘‘$250,000’’. 1974—Pub. L. 93–251 substituted ‘‘$5,000,000’’ for ‘‘$2,000,000’’ and ‘‘$250,000’’ for ‘‘$100,000’’. 1954—Act Sept. 3, 1954, substituted ‘‘$2,000,000’’ for ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and ‘‘$100,000’’ for ‘‘$50,000’’. 1946—Act July 24, 1946, substituted ‘‘$1,000,000’’ for ‘‘$500,000’’ and ‘‘$50,000’’ for ‘‘$25,000’’. 1941—Act Aug. 18, 1941, substituted ‘‘$500,000’’ for ‘‘$300,000’’. 1939—Act Aug. 11, 1939, authorized Secretary to allot instead of to approve amount for flood control and lim- ited amount allotted instead of expended for any single tributary. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Sec- 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. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1986 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 99–662 not applicable to any project under contract for construction on Nov. 17, 1986, see section 915(i) of Pub. L. 99–662, set out as a note under section 426g of this title. § 701h. Contributions by States, political subdivi- sions, and other non-Federal interests The Secretary of the Army is authorized to re- ceive from States and political subdivisions thereof and other non-Federal interests, such funds as may be contributed by them for work, which includes planning and design, to be ex- pended in connection with funds appropriated by the United States for any authorized water re- sources development study or project, including a project for navigation on the inland water- ways, whenever such work and expenditure may be considered by the Secretary of the Army, on recommendation of the Chief of Engineers, as advantageous in the public interest, and the plans for any reservoir project may, in the dis- cretion of the Secretary of the Army, on rec- ommendation of the Chief of Engineers, be modi- fied to provide additional storage capacity for domestic water supply or other conservation storage, on condition that the cost of such in- creased storage capacity is contributed by local agencies and that the local agencies agree to utilize such additional storage capacity in a manner consistent with Federal uses and pur- poses: Provided, That the Secretary is authorized to receive and expend funds from a State or a political subdivision thereof, and other non-Fed- eral interests or private entities, to operate a hurricane barrier project to support recreational activities at or in the vicinity of the project, at no cost to the Federal Government, if the Sec- retary determines that operation for such pur- pose is not inconsistent with the operation and maintenance of the project for the authorized purposes of the project: Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized to receive and ex- pend funds from an owner of a non-Federal res- ervoir to formulate, review, or revise oper- ational documents for any non-Federal reservoir for which the Secretary is authorized to pre- scribe regulations for the use of storage allo- cated for flood control or navigation pursuant to section 709 of this title: Provided further, That when contributions made by States and political subdivisions thereof and other non-Federal in- terests, are in excess of the actual cost of the work contemplated and properly chargeable to such contributions, such excess contributions may, with the approval of the Secretary of the Army, be returned to the proper representatives of the contributing interests: Provided further, That the term ‘‘States’’ means the several States, the District of Columbia, the common- wealths, territories, and possessions of the United States, and Federally recognized Indian tribes: Provided further, That the term ‘‘non-Fed- eral interest’’ has the meaning given that term in section 1962d–5b of title 42. (June 22, 1936, ch. 688, § 5 (part), 49 Stat. 1572; July 19, 1937, ch. 511, § 1, 50 Stat. 518; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501; Pub. L. 106–53, title II, § 203, Aug. 17, 1999, 113 Stat. 285; Pub. L. 112–74, div. B, title I, § 111(a), Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 858; Pub. L. 113–121, title I, § 1015(a), June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1222; Pub. L. 115–270, title I, § 1169, Oct. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 3798.)