§ 2251. — Inland Waterways Users Board.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC2251]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 36--WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
SUBCHAPTER III--INLAND WATERWAY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
Sec. 2251. Inland Waterways Users Board
(a) Establishment of Users Board
There is hereby established an Inland Waterway Users Board
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the ``Users Board'')
composed of the eleven members selected by the Secretary, one of whom
shall be designated by the Secretary as Chairman. The members shall be
selected so as to represent various regions of the country and a
spectrum of the primary users and shippers utilizing the inland and
intracoastal waterways for commercial purposes. Due consideration shall
be given to assure a balance among the members based on the ton-mile
shipments of the various categories of commodities shipped on inland
waterways. The Secretary of the Army shall designate, and the
Secretaries of Agriculture, Transportation, and Commerce may each
designate, a representative to act as an observer of the Users Board.
(b) Duties
The Users Board shall meet at least semi-annually to develop and
make recommendations to the Secretary regarding construction and
rehabilitation priorities and spending levels on the commercial
navigational features and components of the inland waterways and inland
harbors of the United States for the following fiscal years. Any advice
or recommendation made by the Users Board to the Secretary shall reflect
the independent judgment of the Users Board. Notwithstanding section
3003 of Public Law 104-66 (31 U.S.C. 1113 note; 109 Stat. 734), the
Users Board shall, by December 31, 1987, and annually thereafter file
such recommendations with the Secretary and with the Congress.
(c) Administration
The Users Board shall be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, other than section 14, and, with the consent of the appropriate
agency head, the Users Board may use the facilities and services of any
Federal agency. Non-Federal members of the Users Board while engaged in
the performance of their duties away from their homes or regular places
of business, may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu
of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5.
(Pub. L. 99-662, title III, Sec. 302, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4111;
Pub. L. 106-109, Sec. 8(a), Nov. 24, 1999, 113 Stat. 1495.)
References in Text
The Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is
Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, as amended, which is set out
in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Amendments
1999--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106-109, in last sentence, substituted
``Notwithstanding section 3003 of Public Law 104-66 (31 U.S.C. 1113
note; 109 Stat. 734), the'' for ``The''.
