§ 560. — Contributions from private parties; return of excess.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC560]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 12--RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 560. Contributions from private parties; return of excess
The Secretary of the Army is authorized to receive from private
parties such funds as may be contributed by them to be expended in
connection with funds appropriated by the United States for any
authorized work of public improvement of rivers and harbors whenever
such work and expenditure may be considered by the Chief of Engineers as
advantageous to the interests of navigation: Provided, That when
contributions heretofore or hereafter made by local interests for river
and harbor improvements, in accordance with specific requirements or
under general authority of Congress, are in excess of the actual cost of
the work contemplated and properly chargeable to such contributions,
such excess contributions may, with the approval of the Secretary of the
Army, be returned to the proper representatives of the contributing
interests, unless the provision of law under which the contribution is
made requires that the entire contribution be retained by the United
States.
(Mar. 4, 1915, ch. 142, Sec. 4, 38 Stat. 1053; July 26, 1947, ch. 343,
title II, Sec. 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)
Codification
Section is from act Mar. 4, 1915, popularly known as the ``Rivers
and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1915''.
Prior Provisions
Section superseded act Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 144, Sec. 8, 37 Stat. 827,
which read as follows: ``The Secretary of War is hereby authorized to
receive from private parties such funds as may be contributed by them to
be expended in connection with funds appropriated by the United States
for any authorized work of public improvement of rivers and harbors,
whenever such work and expenditure may be considered by the Chief of
Engineers as advantageous to the interests of navigation.''
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act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch.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.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 561 of this title.
