§ 2287. — Continued planning and investigations.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC2287]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 36--WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
SUBCHAPTER V--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 2287. Continued planning and investigations
(a) Pre-authorization planning and engineering
After the Chief of Engineers transmits his recommendations for a
water resources development project to the Secretary for transmittal to
the Congress, as authorized in section 701-1 of this title, and before
authorization for construction of such project, the Chief of Engineers
is authorized to undertake continued planning and engineering (other
than preparation of plans and specifications) for such project if the
Chief of Engineers finds that the project is without substantial
controversy and justifies further engineering, economic, and
environmental investigations and the Chief of Engineers transmits to the
Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the
Senate a statement of such findings. In the one-year period after
authorization for construction of such project, the Chief of Engineers
is authorized to undertake planning, engineering, and design for such
project.
(b) Omitted
(c) Authorizations as additions to other authorizations
The authorization made by this section shall be in addition to any
other authorizations for planning, engineering, and design of water
resources development projects and shall not be construed as a
limitation on any other such authorization.
(Pub. L. 99-662, title IX, Sec. 910, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4189.)
Codification
Subsec. (b) of this section, which required the Secretary to prepare
and transmit an annual report to certain committees of Congress on
activities undertaken under this section, 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 72 of House Document No. 103-7.
Change of Name
Committee on Public Works and Transportation of House of
Representatives treated as referring to Committee 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 Congress.
