§ 2311. — Report to Congress covering proposals for water impoundment facilities.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC2311]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 36--WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
SUBCHAPTER V--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 2311. Report to Congress covering proposals for water
impoundment facilities
Any report that is submitted to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works of the Senate or the Committee on Public Works and
Transportation of the House of Representatives by the Secretary, or the
Secretary of Agriculture acting under Public Law 83-566, as amended [16
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.], which proposes construction of a water impoundment
facility, shall include information on the consequences of failure and
geologic or design factors which could contribute to the possible
failure of such facility.
(Pub. L. 99-662, title XII, Sec. 1202, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4263.)
References in Text
Public Law 83-566, as amended, referred to in text, is act Aug. 4,
1954, ch. 656, 68 Stat. 666, as amended, known as the Watershed
Protection and Flood Prevention Act, which is classified generally to
chapter 18 (Sec. 1001 et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out
under section 1001 of Title 16 and Tables.
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.
