§ 597. — Acquisition of lands for water resource development projects; information as to probable timing for acquisition; public meetings; regulations.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC597]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 12--RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY
SUBCHAPTER III--ACQUISITION OF LAND AND MATERIALS
Sec. 597. Acquisition of lands for water resource development
projects; information as to probable timing for acquisition;
public meetings; regulations
Within six months after the date that Congress authorizes
construction of a water resource development project under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army, the Corps of Engineers shall
make reasonable effort to advise owners and occupants in and adjacent to
the project area as to the probable timing for the acquisition of lands
for the project and for incidental rights-of-way, relocations, and any
other requirements affecting owners and occupants. Within a reasonable
time after initial appropriations are made for land acquisition or
construction, including relocations, the Corps of Engineers shall
conduct public meetings at locations convenient to owners and tenants to
be displaced by the project in order to advise them of the proposed
plans for acquisition and to afford them an opportunity to comment. To
carry out the provisions of this section, the Chief of Engineers shall
issue regulations to provide, among other things, dissemination of the
following information to those affected: (1) factors considered in
making the appraisals; (2) desire to purchase property without going to
court; (3) legal right to submit to condemnation proceedings; (4)
payments for moving expenses or other losses not covered by appraised
market value; (5) occupancy during construction; (6) removal of
improvements; (7) payments required from occupants of Government
acquired land; (8) withdrawals by owners of deposits made in court by
Government, and (9) use of land by owner when easement is acquired. The
provisions of this section shall not subject the United States to any
liability nor affect the validity of any acquisitions by purchase or
condemnation and shall be exempt from the operations of subchapter II of
chapter 5, and chapter 7, of title 5.
(Pub. L. 86-645, title III, Sec. 302, July 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 502.)
Codification
``Subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of title 5''
substituted in text for ``the Administrative Procedure Act of June 11,
1946, as amended'' on authority of Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 7(b), Sept. 6,
1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees.
Short Title
Section 303 of Pub. L. 86-645 provided that: ``Title III of this Act
[enacting this section and section 596 of this title] may be cited as
the `Land Acquisition Policy Act of 1960'.''
