§ 417. — Expenses of investigations by Department of the Army.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC417]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 9--PROTECTION OF NAVIGABLE WATERS AND OF HARBOR AND RIVER
IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY
SUBCHAPTER I--IN GENERAL
Sec. 417. Expenses of investigations by Department of the Army
Expenses incurred by the Engineer Department of the Department of
the Army in all investigations, inspections, hearings, reports, service
of notice, or other action incidental to examination of plans or sites
of bridges or other structures built or proposed to be built in or over
navigable waters, or to examinations into alleged violations of laws for
the protection and preservation of navigable waters, or to the
establishment or marking of harbor lines, shall be payable from any
funds which may be available for the improvement, maintenance,
operation, or care of the waterways or harbors affected, or if such
funds are not available in sums judged by the Chief of Engineers to be
adequate, then from any funds available for examinations, surveys, and
contingencies of rivers and harbors.
(Mar. 3, 1905, ch. 1482, Sec. 6, 33 Stat. 1148; July 26, 1947, ch. 343,
title II, Sec. 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)
Change of Name
Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of
Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of
act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of
act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch.
1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted ``Title 10,
Armed Forces'' which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued Department of
the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.
Transfer of Functions
Functions, powers, and duties of Secretary of the Army and other
offices and officers of Department of the Army under section 401 of this
title to extent that they relate generally to location and clearances of
bridges and causeways in navigable waters of United States transferred
to and vested in Secretary of Transportation by Pub. L. 89-670,
Sec. 6(g)(6)(A), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 941, which created Department
of Transportation. Pub. L. 97-449 amended section 401 of this title to
reflect transfer made by section 6(g)(6)(A) of Pub. L. 89-670, and
repealed section 6(g)(6)(A).
