33 U.S.C. § 603 — Repealed. Mar. 2, 1945, ch. 19, § 3, 59 Stat

Page 152 TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS § 603 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 Section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641.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. APPROPRIATIONS Act June 26, 1934, ch. 756, § 2, 48 Stat. 1225, which was classified to section 725a of former Title 31, Money and Finance, repealed the permanent appropriation under the titles ‘‘Maintenance of channel, South Pass, Mis- sissippi River (fiscal year) (8–961.55)’’ and ‘‘Examina- tions and surveys at South Pass, Mississippi River (fis- cal year) (8–961.53)’’ effective July 1, 1935, and provided that such portions of any Acts as make permanent ap- propriations to be expended under such accounts are amended so as to authorize, in lieu thereof, annual ap- propriations from the general fund of the Treasury in identical terms and in such amounts as now provided by the laws providing such permanent appropriations. § 603. Repealed. Mar. 2, 1945, ch. 19, § 3, 59 Stat. 23 Section, acts July 25, 1912, ch. 253, § 1, 37 Stat. 222; July 3, 1930, ch. 847, § 3, 46 Stat. 946; Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 895, § 3, 54 Stat. 1200, related to removal of temporary ob- structions and to minor improvements in navigable wa- ters. See section 603a of this title. § 603a. Removal of snags and debris, and straightening, clearing, and protecting chan- nels in navigable waters The Secretary of the Army is authorized to allot not to exceed $5,000,000 from any appropria- tions made prior to or after March 2, 1945, for any one fiscal year for improvement of rivers and harbors, for removing accumulated snags, obstructions, and other debris located in or ad- jacent to a Federal channel, and for protecting, clearing, and straightening channels in navi- gable harbors and navigable streams and tribu- taries thereof, when in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers such work is advisable in the inter- est of navigation, flood control, ecosystem res- toration, or recreation. (Mar. 2, 1945, ch. 19, § 3, 59 Stat. 23; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501; Pub. L. 99–662, title IX, § 915(g), Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4191; Pub. L. 114–322, title I, § 1164, Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1670; Pub. L. 117–263, div. H, title LXXXI, § 8381, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3828.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2022—Pub. L. 117–263 substituted ‘‘ecosystem restora- tion, or recreation’’ for ‘‘or recreation’’. 2016—Pub. L. 114–322 substituted ‘‘$5,000,000’’ for ‘‘$1,000,000’’, ‘‘accumulated snags, obstructions, and other debris located in or adjacent to a Federal chan- nel’’ for ‘‘accumulated snags and other debris’’, and ‘‘, flood control, or recreation’’ for ‘‘or flood control’’. 1986—Pub. L. 99–662 substituted ‘‘$1,000,000’’ for ‘‘$300,000’’. 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. § 604. Removal of snags, etc., from Mississippi River For the purpose of removing snags, wrecks, and other obstructions in the Mississippi River, the Atchafalaya and Old Rivers from the junc- tion with the Mississippi and Red Rivers down the Atchafalaya River as far down as Melville, Louisiana, the Secretary of the Army, upon the application of the Chief of Engineers, is author- ized to draw his warrant or requisition from time to time upon the Secretary of the Treasury for such sums as may be necessary to do such work, not to exceed in the aggregate for each year the sum of $100,000. (Aug. 11, 1888, ch. 860, §§ 1, 7, 25 Stat. 421, 424; Mar. 3, 1909, ch. 264, § 3, 35 Stat. 817; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501; Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1076, § 1(15), 68 Stat. 967.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section is from the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1888, act Aug. 11, 1888, as affected by act Mar. 3, 1909. Act Mar. 3, 1909, made the provisions of act Aug. 11, 1888, for the removal of snags applicable to ‘‘the Atchafalaya and Old Rivers from the junction with the Mississippi and Red Rivers down the Atchafalaya River as far as Melville, Louisiana.’’ Section 7 of act Aug. 11, 1888, provided for ‘‘securing the uninterrupted work of operating snag boats on the upper Mississippi River’’ as well as for the removal of snags. The provision for operating snag boats is set out as section 605 of this title. The words ‘‘the sum of $100,000’’ are substituted for ‘‘the amounts appropriated in this act for such pur- poses.’’ An appropriation of $100,000 for removal of snags is contained in section 1 of the act. AMENDMENTS 1954—Act Aug. 30, 1954, repealed proviso requiring that an itemized statement of expenses incurred in the removal of snags, etc., as provided in this section, should accompany the annual report of the Chief of En- gineers. 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. APPROPRIATIONS Act June 26, 1934, ch. 756, § 2, 48 Stat. 1225, which was classified to section 725a of former Title 31, Money and