33 U.S.C. § 549a — Review of navigation, flood control, and

Page 124 TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS § 546a 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘due to’’. to secure conformity with rational plans for the improvement of the streams for navigation. (June 25, 1910, ch. 382, § 3, 36 Stat. 669.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section is from section 3 of act June 25, 1910, popu- larly known as the ‘‘Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1910’’. Other provisions of such section were omitted, as superseded by section 545 of this title. PRIOR PROVISIONS General provisions regulating the construction of dams were made by the Dam Act of June 21, 1906, ch. 3508, 34 Stat. 386, as amended by act June 23, 1910, ch. 360, 36 Stat. 593, apparently omitted from the Code as superseded. § 546a. Information as to configuration of shore line Every report submitted to Congress in pursu- ance of any provision of law for preliminary ex- amination and survey looking to the improve- ment of the entrance at the mouth of any river or at any inlet, in addition to other information which the Congress has directed shall be given, shall contain information concerning the con- figuration of the shore line and the probable ef- fect thereon that may be expected to result from the improvement having particular reference to erosion and/or accretion for a distance of not less than ten miles on either side of the said en- trance. (Aug. 30, 1935, ch. 831, § 5, 49 Stat. 1048.) § 547. Reports as to local benefits of improvement and recommendations as to local cooperation Every report submitted to Congress in pursu- ance of any provision of law for a survey, in ad- dition to other information which the Congress has directed shall be given, shall contain a statement of special or local benefit which will accrue to localities affected by such improve- ment and a statement of general or national benefits, with recommendations as to what local cooperation should be required, if any, on ac- count of such special or local benefit. (June 5, 1920, ch. 252, § 2, 41 Stat. 1010.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section is from act June 5, 1920, popularly known as the ‘‘Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1921’’. § 547a. Inclusion of regional economic develop- ment benefits in economic analysis for pur- poses of computing economic justification of project In the case of any authorized navigation project which has been partially constructed, or is to be constructed, which is located in one or more States, and which serves regional needs, the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, may include in any economic analysis which is under preparation on October 22, 1976, such regional economic development benefits as he determines to be appropriate for purposes of computing the economic justifica- tion of the project. (Pub. L. 94–587, § 140, Oct. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 2930.) § 548. Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section, act Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 467, § 7, 43 Stat. 1191, re- quired a report on projects adopted prior to March 3, 1925. § 549. Repealed. Pub. L. 96–470, title I, § 104(c), Oct. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 2238 Section, act Mar. 3, 1899, ch. 425, § 7, 30 Stat. 1150, pro- vided that Chief of Engineers, in submitting his annual reports to Congress on river and harbor improvements, report on deterioration in improvements, estimate cost of repairing or rebuilding such works, and recommend discontinuance of appropriations for any works deemed unworthy of further improvement. § 549a. Review of navigation, flood control, and water supply projects The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is authorized to review the operation of projects the construction of which has been completed and which were con- structed by the Corps of Engineers in the inter- est of navigation, flood control, water supply, and related purposes, when found advisable due 1 the significantly changed physical or economic conditions, and to report thereon to Congress with recommendations on the advisability of modifying the structures or their operation, and for improving the quality of the environment in the overall public interest. (Pub. L. 91–611, title II, § 216, Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1830.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section is from Pub. L. 91–611, popularly known as the ‘‘Flood Control Act of 1970’’. § 549b. Inclusion of project or facility in Corps of Engineers workplan (a) In general The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, include in the future workplan of the Corps any authorized project or facility of the Corps of Engineers— (1) that the Secretary has studied for dis- position under an existing authority, includ- ing by carrying out a disposition study under section 549a of this title; and (2) for which a final report by the Director of Civil Works has been completed. (b) Notification to committees Upon completion of a final report referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary shall transmit a copy of the report to the Committee on Trans- portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environ- ment and Public Works of the Senate. (Pub. L. 115–270, title I, § 1117, Oct. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 3776.)