§ 2307. — Control of ice.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC2307]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 36--WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
SUBCHAPTER V--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 2307. Control of ice
(a) Program authority
The Secretary shall undertake a program of research for the control
of ice, and to assist communities in breaking up ice, which otherwise is
likely to cause or aggravate flood damage or severe streambank erosion.
(b) Assistance to units of local government
The Secretary is further authorized to provide technical assistance
to units of local government to implement local plans to control or
break up such ice. As part of such authority, the Secretary shall
acquire necessary ice-control or ice-breaking equipment, which shall be
loaned to units of local government together with operating assistance,
where appropriate.
(c) Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 per fiscal year
for each of the fiscal years 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1992 for
purposes of carrying out subsections (a) and (b) of this section, such
sums to remain available until expended.
(d) Hardwick, Vermont, demonstration program
To implement further the purposes of this section, the Secretary, in
consultation and cooperation with local officials, is authorized and
directed to undertake a demonstration program for the control of ice at
Hardwick, Vermont. The work authorized by this subsection shall be
designed to minimize the danger of flooding due to ice problems in the
vicinity of such community. In the design, construction, and location of
ice-control structures for this project, full consideration will be
given to the recreational, scenic, and environmental values of the reach
of river affected by the project, in order to minimize project impacts
on these values. Full opportunity shall be given to interested
environmental and recreational organizations to participate in such
planning. There is authorized to be appropriated $900,000 for fiscal
years beginning after September 30, 1986, for the purposes of carrying
out this subsection, such sum to remain available until expended.
(e) Salmon, Idaho, experimental program
(1) The Secretary is directed to complete an experimental program
placing screens in the Salmon River in the vicinity of Salmon, Idaho, to
trap frazil ice, and thus to eliminate flooding caused by ice dams in
the river. Within one year of November 17, 1986, the Secretary shall
report to the Congress on the feasibility of such experiment, including
consideration of any adverse environmental or social effects that could
result from such experiment. If, in the Secretary's judgment, such
experiment is not feasible or acceptable, the Secretary is authorized to
consult with local public interests to develop a plan that is workable
and practical, and then to submit such plan to Congress.
(2) There is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for fiscal
years beginning after September 30, 1986, for purposes of carrying out
this subsection, such sum to remain available until expended.
(f) Wilmington, Illinois, project
(1) To implement further the purposes of this section, the Secretary
shall carry out a project for the control of ice on the Kankakee River
in the vicinity of Wilmington, Illinois. The Secretary shall report to
Congress not later than one year after November 17, 1986, and annually
thereafter on the effectiveness of the program under this section with
respect to the Kankakee River in the vicinity of Wilmington, Illinois.
(2) There is authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for fiscal
years beginning after September 30, 1986, for purposes of carrying out
this subsection, such sum to remain available until expended.
(g) Cost sharing
Cost sharing applicable to flood control projects under section 2213
of this title shall apply to projects under this section.
(h) Report to Congress
Not later than March 1, 1989, the Secretary shall report to the
Congress on activities under this section.
(Pub. L. 99-662, title XI, Sec. 1101, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4223.)
Termination of Reporting Requirements
For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in subsec.
(f)(1) of this section relating to the requirement that the Secretary
report annually to Congress on the effectiveness of the program under
this section, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104-66, as amended, set out as
a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and page 71 of
House Document No. 103-7.
