§ 561. — Advances by private parties; repayment.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 33USC561]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 12--RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 561. Advances by private parties; repayment
Whenever local interests shall offer to advance funds for the
prosecution of a work of river and harbor improvement duly adopted and
authorized by law the Secretary of the Army may, in his discretion,
receive such funds and expend the same in the immediate prosecution of
such work. The Secretary of the Army is authorized and directed to repay
without interest, from appropriations which may be provided by Congress
for river and harbor improvements, the moneys so contributed and
expended: Provided, That no repayment of funds which may be contributed
for the purpose of meeting any conditions of local cooperation imposed
by Congress, nor under the authority of section 560 of this title shall
be made.
(Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 467, Sec. 11, 43 Stat. 1197; 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act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch.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.
