§ 701r. — Protection of highways, bridge approaches, public works, and nonprofit public services.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC701r]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 15--FLOOD CONTROL
Sec. 701r. Protection of highways, bridge approaches, public
works, and nonprofit public services
The Secretary of the Army is authorized to allot from any
appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for flood control, not to
exceed $15,000,000 per year, for the construction, repair, restoration,
and modification of emergency streambank and shoreline protection works
to prevent damage to highways, bridge approaches, and public works,
churches, hospitals, schools, and other nonprofit public services, when
in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers such work is advisable:
Provided, That not more than $1,000,000 shall be allotted for this
purpose at any single locality from the appropriations for any one
fiscal year.
(July 24, 1946, ch. 596, Sec. 14, 60 Stat. 653; July 26, 1947, ch. 343,
title II, Sec. 205(a), 61 Stat. 501; Pub. L. 93-251, title I, Sec. 27,
Mar. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 20; Pub. L. 99-662, title IX, Sec. 915(c), Nov.
17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4191; Pub. L. 104-303, title II, Sec. 219, Oct. 12,
1996, 110 Stat. 3696.)
Amendments
1996--Pub. L. 104-303 substituted ``$15,000,000'' for
``$12,500,000'' and ``$1,000,000'' for ``$500,000''.
1986--Pub. L. 99-662 substituted ``$12,500,000'' for ``$10,000,000''
and ``$500,000'' for ``$250,000''.
1974--Pub. L. 93-251 substituted ``$10,000,000'' for ``$1,000,000'',
``$250,000'' for ``$50,000'', and ``construction, repair, restoration,
and modification of emergency streambank and shoreline protection works
to prevent flood damages to highways, bridge approaches, and public
works, churches, hospitals, schools, and other nonprofit public
services,'' for ``construction of emergency bank-protection works to
prevent flood damages to highways, bridge approaches, and public
works,''.
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act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch.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.
Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 99-662 not applicable to any project under
contract for construction on Nov. 17, 1986, see section 915(i) of Pub.
L. 99-662, set out as a note under section 426g of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 2282, 2290 of this title.
