§ 686. — Construction of restraining works in conjunction with State.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 33USC686]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 14--CALIFORNIA DEBRIS COMMISSION
Sec. 686. Construction of restraining works in conjunction with
State
The Secretary of the Army, in expending appropriations in the
preparation for and construction of works for the restraining or
impounding of mining debris in the State of California, is authorized to
enter into an agreement that the contractor shall look solely to the
State of California for one-half of such expense, to be paid out of said
State's appropriation, and the United States shall in nowise be liable
for said one-half.
The Secretary of the Army, in carrying out the provisions of any Act
of Congress, providing for the restraining or impounding of mining
debris in California, may, in his discretion, when in his judgment the
aggregate of appropriations already made by said State and Congress and
available therefor are sufficient to complete the same, undertake the
works necessary thereto by hired labor and by purchase of supplies and
materials therefor, and may accept payments on account thereof as the
work progresses under and according to the provisions of the acts of the
legislature of said State for such purposes.
(July 1, 1898, ch. 546, Sec. 1, 30 Stat. 631; Mar. 3, 1899, ch. 425,
Sec. 1, 30 Stat. 1148; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, Sec. 205(a), 61
Stat. 501.)
Codification
Section was enacted as part of act Mar. 3, 1899, popularly known as
the ``Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899'', and not as part of
act Mar. 1, 1893, ch. 183, 27 Stat. 507, which comprises this chapter.
As originally enacted the first paragraph read as follows: ``The
provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled `An Act making appropriations
for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending
June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, and for other
purposes,' approved July first, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight,
authorizing the Secretary of War, in expending certain specified
appropriations in the preparation for and construction of certain works
for the restraining or impounding of mining debris in the State of
California, to enter into a contract or contracts wherein the contractor
or contractors shall look solely to that State for one-half of such
expense, and that the United States shall in no wise be liable for said
one-half, are hereby extended to any appropriations, when made, that may
hereafter be made for said purposes.''
Act July 1, 1898 authorized Secretary of War, in contracting for
construction of certain proposed works, to enter into an agreement that
contractor should look solely to California for half of expenses.
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 412 of this title.
