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Title 33
FEDERAL · U.S. CODE
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
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Chapter 1
NAVIGABLE WATERS GENERALLY
§ 1
Regulations by Secretary of the Army for navigation of waters generally
§ 2
Regulations for navigation of South and Southwest Passes of Mississippi River; penalties
§ 3
Regulations to prevent injuries from target practice
§ 4
Water gauges on Mississippi River and tributaries
§ 5
Abolition of tolls on Government canals, canalized rivers, etc.; expense of operation, repairs to and reconstruction of canals, etc.; Panama Canal excepted; levies by non-Federal interest
§ 6
Free passage to harbor of Michigan City, Indiana
§ 7
Use of Government iron pier in Delaware Bay
§ 8
Toll free rivers in Alabama
§ 9
Des Moines River as toll free
§ 10
Waters in Louisiana Purchase as public highways
§ 11
Authority for compact between Middle Northwest States as to jurisdiction of offenses committed on boundary waters
§ 12
Port Arthur Ship Canal
§ 21
Bayou Cocodrie, Louisiana
§ 22
Bayou Meto, Arkansas
§ 23
Bear Creek, Mississippi
§ 24
Big Tarkio River, Missouri
§ 25
Cache River, Arkansas
§ 26
Calumet River, Cook County, Illinois, old channel
§ 26a
Additional portion of Calumet River, old channel, abandoned as navigable water
§ 26b
Portion of Calumet River, Chicago, as nonnavigable stream
§ 27
Chicago River at Chicago, Illinois
§ 27a
Chicago River, West Fork of South Branch
§ 27b
Chicago River, West arm of South Fork of South Branch
§ 28
Crum River; old channel at mouth, Delaware Bay
§ 29
Cuivre River, Missouri
§ 29a
East River, Wisconsin
§ 30
Grand River, Missouri, above Brunswick
§ 31
Iowa River, Iowa, above Toolsboro
§ 32
Lake George, Mississippi
§ 33
Little River, Arkansas, from Big Lake to Marked Tree
§ 34
Mill Slough, Oregon
§ 35
Mississippi River, West Channel, opposite La Crosse, Wisconsin
§ 36
Mosquito Creek, South Carolina
§ 37
Nodaway River, Missouri
§ 38
Oklawaha River, Florida; Kyle and Young Canal and "Morrison Landing extension" substituted
§ 39
Ollala Slough, Oregon
§ 40
One Hundred and Two River, Missouri
§ 41
Osage River, Missouri
§ 42
Platte River, Missouri
§ 43
Saint Marys River, Ohio and Indiana
§ 44
Sturgeon Bay, Illinois
§ 45
Swan Creek, Toledo, Ohio
§ 46
Tchula Lake, Mississippi
§ 47
Eagle Lake, Louisiana-Mississippi
§ 48
Noxubee River, Mississippi
§ 49
Bayou Saint John in New Orleans
§ 50
Turtle Bay and Turtle Bayou, Texas
§ 51
Scajaquada Creek, New York
§ 52
Park River, Connecticut
§ 53
Benton Harbor Canal, Michigan
§ 53a
Additional portion of Benton Harbor Canal, abandoned as navigable water
§ 54
Burr Creek, Bridgeport, Connecticut
§ 55
Bayou Savage (or Chantilly) in New Orleans
§ 56
Fort Point Channel and South Bay, Boston, Massachusetts
§ 57
Pike Creek, Wisconsin
§ 58
Acushnet River section of New Bedford and Fairhaven Harbor, Massachusetts
§ 59
West River in West Haven, Connecticut
§ 59a
Back Cove, Portland, Maine
§ 59aa
Nonnavigability of Wisconsin River
§ 59b
Bayous Terrebonne and LeCarpe, Louisiana
§ 59bb
Declaration of nonnavigability for portions of Lake Erie
§ 59c
East River, New York
§ 59cc
Declaration of nonnavigability of portion of Hudson River, New York
§ 59d
River Raisin, Michigan
§ 59dd
Declaration of nonnavigability of portions of Cleveland Harbor, Ohio
§ 59e
Bayou Lafourche, Louisiana
§ 59ee
Portion of Sacramento River Barge Canal declared to not be navigable waters of United States
§ 59f
Boston Inner Harbor and Fort Point Channel, Massachusetts
§ 59ff
Declaration of nonnavigability for portions of Pelican Island, Texas
§ 59g
Steele and Washington Bayous, and Lake Washington, Mississippi
§ 59gg
Declaration of nonnavigability for portions of Cuyahoga County, Ohio
§ 59h
San Francisco, California, Waterfront Area
§ 59hh
Declaration of nonnavigability for portion of Pelican Island, Texas
§ 59i
Patapsco River, Maryland
§ 59ii
Declaration of nonnavigability of a portion of the canal known as the James River and Kanawha Canal in Richmond, Virginia
§ 59j
Delaware River, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; permanent structures
§ 59jj
Designation of nonnavigability for portions of Gloucester County, New Jersey
§ 59k
Wicomico River, Maryland
§ 59kk
Wateree River
§ 59l
Nonapplicability of prohibitions and provisions for review and approval concerning wharves and piers
§ 59ll
Central Delaware River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
§ 59m
Lake Oswego, Oregon; Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; and Lake George, New York
§ 59mm
Coalbank Slough deemed not navigable waters of the United States for certain purposes
§ 59n
Hudson River, Hudson County, New Jersey
§ 59o
Hackensack River, Hudson County, New Jersey
§ 59p
Kenduskeag Stream, Penobscot County, Maine
§ 59q
Erie Basin, Buffalo Harbor, New York
§ 59r
Trent River, Craven County, North Carolina
§ 59s
Green River, Washington
§ 59t
Burnham Canal, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
§ 59u
Lawyer's Ditch, Essex County, New Jersey
§ 59v
Middle River, Maryland
§ 59w
Norton Basin and Jamaica Bay, New York
§ 59x
Exemption from General Bridge Act of 1946
§ 59y
Declaration of nonnavigability for portions of Coney Island Creek and Gravesend Bay, New York
§ 59z
Declaration of nonnavigability of bodies of water in Ridgefield, New Jersey
§ 59bb–1
Declaration of nonnavigability for Lake Erie, New York
§ 59c–1
East and Hudson Rivers, New York
§ 59ee–1
Declaration of nonnavigability for portion of Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel
§ 59e–1
Additional portion of Bayou Lafourche, Louisiana
§ 59h–1
Repealed. Pub. L. 116–260, div. AA, title III, §316(b), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2706
§ 59j–1
Declaration of nonnavigability for portions of the Delaware River
§ 59n–1
Caven Point, New Jersey
§ 59q–1
Union Canal, Outer Buffalo Harbor, New York
§ 59c–2
East River, New York
§ 59c–3
Queens County, New York
Chapter 2
INTERNATIONAL RULES FOR NAVIGATION AT SEA
§ 121
Repealed. Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 495, §5, 65 Stat. 407
§ 131
Repealed. Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 495, §5, 65 Stat. 407
§ 141
Repealed. Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 495, §5, 65 Stat. 407
§ 142
Repealed. Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 495, §5, 65 Stat. 407
§ 144
Repealed. Pub. L. 88–131, §3, Sept. 4, 1963, 77 Stat. 194
Chapter 3
NAVIGATION RULES FOR HARBORS, RIVERS, AND INLAND WATERS GENERALLY
§ 151
High seas and inland waters demarcation lines
§ 152
Regulation of length of towlines
§ 153
Penalty for use of unlawful towline
§ 154
Repealed. Pub. L. 96–591, §8(a), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3435
§ 231
Repealed. Pub. L. 96–591, §8(a), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3435
§ 232
Repealed. Pub. L. 96–591, §8(a), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3435
Chapter 4
NAVIGATION RULES FOR GREAT LAKES AND THEIR CONNECTING AND TRIBUTARY WATERS
§ 294
Repealed. Pub. L. 96–591, §8(b), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3435
§ 295
Repealed. Pub. L. 96–591, §8(b), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3435
Chapter 5
NAVIGATION RULES FOR RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AND RIVERS EMPTYING INTO GULF OF MEXICO AND TRIBUTARIES
§ 331
Repealed. Pub. L. 96–591, §8(a), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3435
§ 352
Repealed. Pub. L. 96–591, §8(a), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3435
Chapter 7
REGULATIONS FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF PIRACY
§ 381
Use of public vessels to suppress piracy
§ 382
Seizure of piratical vessels generally
§ 383
Resistance of pirates by merchant vessels
§ 384
Condemnation of piratical vessels
§ 385
Seizure and condemnation of vessels fitted out for piracy
§ 386
Commissioning private vessels for seizure of piratical vessels
§ 387
Duties of officers of customs and marshals as to seizure
Chapter 8
SUMMARY TRIALS FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES AGAINST NAVIGATION LAWS
§ 391
Summary trials authorized
§ 392
Complaint and answer; jury trial
§ 393
Amendments of complaint and adjournments
§ 394
Challenge to jurors
§ 395
Limit of sentence
§ 396
Recovery of penalties and forfeitures generally
Chapter 9
PROTECTION OF NAVIGABLE WATERS AND OF HARBOR AND RIVER IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY
§ 400
Continuing authority programs
§ 401
Construction of bridges, causeways, dams or dikes generally; exemptions
§ 402
Construction of bridges, etc., over Illinois and Mississippi Canal
§ 403
Obstruction of navigable waters generally; wharves; piers, etc.; excavations and filling in
§ 403a
Creation or continuance of obstruction of navigable waters
§ 403b
Lighting at docks and boat launching facilities
§ 404
Establishment of harbor lines; conditions to grants for extension of piers, etc
§ 405
Establishment and modification of harbor lines on Potomac and Anacostia Rivers
§ 406
Penalty for wrongful construction of bridges, piers, etc.; removal of structures
§ 407
Deposit of refuse in navigable waters generally
§ 407a
Deposit of debris of mines and stamp works
§ 408
Taking possession of, use of, or injury to harbor or river improvements
§ 408a
Expediting approval of modifications and alterations of projects by non-Federal interests
§ 409
Obstruction of navigable waters by vessels; floating timber; marking and removal of sunken vessels
§ 410
Exception as to floating loose timber, sack rafts, etc.; violation of regulations; penalty
§ 411
Penalty for wrongful deposit of refuse; use of or injury to harbor improvements, and obstruction of navigable waters generally
§ 412
Liability of masters, pilots, etc., and of vessels engaged in violations
§ 413
Duty of United States attorneys and other Federal officers in enforcement of provisions; arrest of offenders
§ 414
Vessel removal by Corps of Engineers
§ 415
Summary removal of water craft obstructing navigation; liability of owner, lessee, or operator
§ 416
Appropriations for removal of sunken water craft
§ 417
Expenses of investigations by Department of the Army
§ 418
Provisions for protection of New York Harbor unaffected
§ 419
Regulation by Secretary governing transportation and dumping of dredgings, refuse, etc., into navigable waters; oyster lands; appropriations
§ 419a
Management practices to extend capacity and useful life of dredged material disposal areas
§ 420
Piers and cribs on Mississippi and St. Croix Rivers
§ 421
Deposit of refuse, etc., in Lake Michigan near Chicago
§ 422
Modification and extension of harbor lines at Chicago
§ 423
Establishment of pierhead and bulkhead lines in Wilmington Harbor, California
§ 424
Establishment of pierhead or bulkhead lines in Newport Harbor, California
§ 424a
Modification of harbor lines in Newport Harbor, California
§ 425
Omitted
§ 426
Investigations concerning erosion of shores of coastal and lake waters
§ 426a
Additional investigations concerning erosion of shores of coastal and lake waters; payment of costs; "shores" defined
§ 426b
Applicability of existing laws; projects referred to Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors
§ 426c
Report by Coastal Engineering Research Center
§ 426d
Payment of expenses
§ 426e
Federal aid in protection of shores
§ 426f
Reimbursements
§ 426g
Storm and hurricane restoration and impact minimization program
§ 426h
Repealed. Pub. L. 110–114, title II, §2038(b), Nov. 8, 2007, 121 Stat. 1100
§ 426i
Shore damage prevention or mitigation
§ 426j
Repealed. Pub. L. 110–114, title II, §2037(b)(1), Nov. 8, 2007, 121 Stat. 1096
§ 426k
Five year demonstration program to temporarily increase diversion of water from Lake Michigan at Chicago, Illinois
§ 426l
Protection of Lake Ontario
§ 426m
Collection and removal of drift and debris from publicly maintained commercial boat harbors and adjacent land and water areas
§ 426n
Technical assistance to States and local governments; cost sharing
§ 426o
Great Lakes material disposal
§ 426p
Corps of Engineers
§ 441
Deposit of refuse prohibited; penalty
§ 442
Liability of officers of towing vessel
§ 443
Permit for dumping; penalty for taking or towing boat or scow without permit
§ 444
Dumping at other place than designated dumping grounds; penalty; person liable; excuses for deviation
§ 445
Equipment and marking of boats or scows
§ 446
Inspectors; appointment, powers, and duties
§ 447
Bribery of inspector; penalty
§ 448
Return of permit; penalty for failure to return
§ 449
Disposition of dredged matter; persons liable; penalty
§ 450
Liability of vessel
§ 451
Supervisor of harbor; appointment and duties
§ 451a
Harbors subject to this subchapter
§ 451b
Waters included within subchapter
§ 452
Taking shellfish or otherwise interfering with navigation in New York Harbor channels; penalty; arrest and procedure
§ 453
Regulations for navigation of Ambrose Channel; exclusion of tows and sailing vessels
§ 454
Consent of Congress to obstruction of waters by New York City
§ 465
Authority to dredge; riparian rights of United States
§ 467
Definitions
§ 467a
Inspection of dams
§ 467b
Investigation reports to Governors
§ 467c
Determination of danger to human life and property
§ 467d
National inventory of dams and low-head dams
§ 467e
Interagency Committee on Dam Safety
§ 467f
National dam safety program
§ 467g
Research
§ 467h
Reports
§ 467i
Statutory construction
§ 467j
Authorization of appropriations
§ 467n
Recovery of dam modification costs required for safety purposes
§ 467o
Repealed. Pub. L. 118–272, div. A, title I, §1132(e), Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 3024
§ 426e–1
Shore protection projects
§ 426g–1
State and regional plans
§ 426h–1
Definitions
§ 426i–1
Repealed. Pub. L. 113–121, title I, §1014(c)(2), June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1222
§ 426o–1
Great Lakes dredging levels adjustment
§ 426–1
Coastal Engineering Research Center; establishment; powers and functions
§ 426e–2
Clarification of munition disposal authorities
§ 426i–2
National coastal data bank
§ 426o–2
Great Lakes navigation and protection
§ 426–2
Board on Coastal Engineering Research
§ 426e–3
Coastal storm damage reduction contracts
§ 426–3
Transfer of functions of Beach Erosion Board
§ 466g–1
Controversies involving construction or application of interstate compacts and pollution of waters
§ 467f–1
Lock and dam security
§ 467g–1
Dam safety training
§ 467f–2
Rehabilitation of high hazard potential dams
§ 467g–2
Public awareness and outreach for dam safety
Chapter 10
ANCHORAGE GROUNDS AND HARBOR REGULATIONS GENERALLY
§ 471
Transferred
§ 472
Transferred
§ 473
Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 637
§ 474
Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, §11808(a)(1), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4165
§ 475
Regulations for Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
§ 476
Restrictions on tanker traffic in Puget Sound and adjacent waters
Chapter 11
BRIDGES OVER NAVIGABLE WATERS
§ 491
Approval of and deviation from plans; exemptions
§ 492
Bridge as post route; limitation as to charges against Government; telegraph and telephone lines
§ 493
Use of railroad bridges by other railroad companies
§ 494
Obstruction of navigation; alterations and removals; lights and signals; draws
§ 494a
Study of bridges over navigable waters
§ 495
Violations of orders respecting bridges and accessory works
§ 496
Time for commencement and completion of bridge
§ 497
"Persons" defined
§ 498
Reservation of right to alter or repeal
§ 498a
Repealed. Pub. L. 100–17, title I, §135(b), Apr. 2, 1987, 101 Stat. 174
§ 498b
Repealed. Pub. L. 100–17, title I, §135(c), Apr. 2, 1987, 101 Stat. 174
§ 499
Regulations for drawbridges
§ 500
Deflection of current; liability to riparian owners
§ 501
Omitted
§ 502
Alteration, removal, or repair of bridge or accessory obstructions to navigation
§ 508
Amount of tolls
§ 511
Definitions
§ 512
Obstruction of navigation
§ 513
Notice, hearings, and findings
§ 514
Submission and approval of general plans and specifications
§ 515
Contracts for project; guaranty of cost
§ 516
Apportionment of cost
§ 517
Payment of share of United States
§ 518
Authorization of appropriations
§ 519
Noncompliance with orders; penalties; removal of bridge
§ 520
Review of findings and orders
§ 521
Regulations and orders
§ 522
Existing provisions of law
§ 523
Relocation of bridges
§ 524
Applicability of administrative procedure provisions
§ 525
Construction and operation of bridges
§ 526
Repealed. Pub. L. 100–17, title I, §135(e), Apr. 2, 1987, 101 Stat. 174
§ 526a
Repealed. Pub. L. 100–17, title I, §135(f), Apr. 2, 1987, 101 Stat. 174
§ 527
Acquisition of interstate bridges by public agencies; amount of damages
§ 528
Statement of construction costs of privately owned interstate bridges; investigation of costs; conclusiveness of findings; review
§ 529
Repealed. Pub. L. 100–17, title I, §135(e), Apr. 2, 1987, 101 Stat. 174
§ 530
Bridges included and excluded
§ 531
International bridges
§ 532
Eminent domain
§ 533
Penalties for violations
§ 534
Conveyance of right, title, and interest of United States in bridges transferred to States or political subdivisions; terms and conditions
§ 535
Congressional consent to construction, maintenance, and operation of international bridges; conditions of consent
§ 535a
Congressional consent to State agreements with Canada and Mexico; Secretary of State's approval of agreements
§ 535b
Presidential approval; recommendations of Federal officials
§ 535c
Approval of Secretary; commencement and completion requirements; extension of time limits
§ 535d
Permitting for international bridges
§ 535e
Ownership
§ 535f
Applicability of provisions
§ 535g
Federal navigable waters and commerce jurisdiction unaffected
§ 535h
Repealed. Pub. L. 114–120, title III, §306(b)(6)(C), Feb. 8, 2016, 130 Stat. 56
§ 535i
Reservation of right to alter or repeal
Chapter 12
RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY
§ 540
Investigations and improvements; control by Department of the Army; wildlife conservation
§ 540a
Availability of appropriations for attendance by military personnel at meetings and for printing survey reports
§ 541
Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors; establishment; duties and powers generally
§ 542
Review by Board of Engineers of reports on examinations and surveys and special reports
§ 543
Employment of civil engineers on western and northwestern rivers
§ 544
Repealed. Aug. 19, 1968, Pub. L. 88–448, §402(a)(9), 78 Stat. 493
§ 544a
Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 650
§ 544b
Employment of physicians to examine employees; fee or employment basis; validation of prior agreements
§ 544c
Minority group participation in construction of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway project; annual report to Congress
§ 545
Preliminary examinations and reports; surveys; contents of report to Congress generally
§ 545a
Discontinuance
§ 546
Investigation of stream flow and watersheds; surveys in connection with dams
§ 546a
Information as to configuration of shore line
§ 547
Reports as to local benefits of improvement and recommendations as to local cooperation
§ 547a
Inclusion of regional economic development benefits in economic analysis for purposes of computing economic justification of project
§ 548
Omitted
§ 549
Repealed. Pub. L. 96–470, title I, §104(c), Oct. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 2238
§ 549a
Review of navigation, flood control, and water supply projects
§ 549b
Inclusion of project or facility in Corps of Engineers workplan
§ 550
Report on water terminal and transfer facilities
§ 551
Policy of Government as to terminal facilities for new projects
§ 552
Repealed. May 29, 1928, ch. 901, §1(28), 45 Stat. 988
§ 553
Freight statistics
§ 554
Duty of shipowners and officers to furnish information to person in local charge of improvement; penalty
§ 555
Duty of shipowners and officers to furnish information required by Secretary of the Army
§ 555a
Petroleum product information
§ 556
Printing reports generally
§ 557
Payment of costs of printing
§ 557a
Publication of pamphlets, maps, brochures, and other material
§ 557b
Sale of publications, charts, or other material; deposit of proceeds
§ 558
Proceeds from sale or transfer of property acquired
§ 558a
Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, §1(56), 65 Stat. 703
§ 558b
Exchange of land or property
§ 558c
Rights-of-way over United States land
§ 559
Disposition of rentals for Government plants
§ 560
Contributions from private parties; return of excess
§ 561
Repealed. Pub. L. 115–270, title I, §1166(c), Oct. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 3798
§ 561a
Contributions from local interests; reduction to meet lowered cost
§ 562
Channel depths and dimensions defined
§ 562a
Project depths for national defense purposes; waterways for general commerce
§ 563
Omitted
§ 564
Repealed. July 3, 1943, ch. 189, §5, 57 Stat. 374
§ 565
River and harbor improvement by private or municipal enterprise
§ 566
Improvement by or under authority of State of New Jersey
§ 567
Navigation and flood control improvements by Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota
§ 567a
Flood and pollution control compacts between certain States
§ 567b
Pollution of Potomac drainage basin; control by State compacts
§ 568
Limitation on power of committee of Congress to consider projects
§ 569
Personal equipment for employees; use of funds for purpose
§ 569a
Temporary employment of experts or consultants; compensation
§ 569b
Contracts; architect and engineering services; surveying and mapping services
§ 569c
Services of volunteers
§ 569d
Safety award and promotional materials
§ 569e
Use of private sector resources in surveying and mapping
§ 569f
Debarment of persons convicted of fraudulent use of "Made in America" labels
§ 570
Default in contract; disposition of amounts collected
§ 571
Crediting reimbursements for lost, stolen, or damaged property
§ 572
Collection and removal of drift in Baltimore Harbor
§ 573
Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 656
§ 574
Omitted
§ 574a
Training funds
§ 575
Availability of appropriations for expenses incident to operation of power boats or vessels; expenses defined; certification of expenditures
§ 576
Revolving fund; establishment; availability; reimbursement; transfer of funds; limitation
§ 576a
Purchase of passenger motor vehicles by Corps of Engineers
§ 576b
Lease authority
§ 576c
Corps of Engineers operation of unmanned aircraft systems
§ 577
Small river and harbor improvement projects
§ 577a
Small-boat navigation projects; charter fishing craft
§ 577b
Cost of operation and maintenance of general navigation features of small boat harbor projects; applicable projects
§ 578
Disposal of surplus property for development of public port or industrial facilities
§ 578a
Disposition studies
§ 578b
Disposition of projects
§ 579
Repealed. Pub. L. 101–640, title I, §119(b), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4630
§ 579a
Corps budgeting; project deauthorizations; comprehensive backlog report
§ 579b
Omitted
§ 579c
Repealed. Pub. L. 116–260, div. AA, title III, §360(d), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2733
§ 579d
Repealed. Pub. L. 116–260, div. AA, title III, §360(e), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2733
§ 579e
Access to real estate data
§ 579f
Budgetary evaluation metrics and transparency; public participation
§ 579g
Annual reports
§ 581
Hiring special means of transportation
§ 582
Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 644
§ 583
Payment of allowances, etc., incident to change of station of Engineer officers from appropriation for improvements
§ 583a
Payment of pay and allowances of officers of Corps of Engineers from appropriation for improvements
§ 585
Reserve component training at water resources development projects
§ 591
Condemnation, purchase, and donation of land and materials
§ 592
Condemnation of land in aid of person, company, corporation, municipal or private
§ 593
Condemnation of land in aid of State or State agency
§ 594
When immediate possession of land may be taken
§ 595
Consideration of benefits in assessing compensation
§ 595a
Compensation for taking or condemnation of property for public improvements; fair market value; partial taking; effective date
§ 596
Repealed. Pub. L. 91–646, title III, §306, Jan. 2, 1971, 84 Stat. 1907
§ 597
Acquisition of lands for water resource development projects; information as to probable timing for acquisition; public meetings; regulations
§ 598
Resettlement of displaced families, individuals, and business concerns
§ 598a
Property acquisition
§ 598b
Minimum real estate interest
§ 598c
Easements for hurricane and storm damage reduction projects
§ 601
Mississippi River; regulation of reservoirs at headwaters
§ 602
Maintenance of channel of South Pass of Mississippi River
§ 603
Repealed. Mar. 2, 1945, ch. 19, §3, 59 Stat. 23
§ 603a
Removal of snags and debris, and straightening, clearing, and protecting channels in navigable waters
§ 604
Removal of snags, etc., from Mississippi River
§ 605
Operation of snag boats on Upper Mississippi River
§ 605a
Mississippi River forecasting improvements
§ 606
Removal of snags, and so forth, from Ohio River
§ 607
Removal of drift from New York Harbor
§ 607a
Appropriations; separate project
§ 608
Construction of fishways
§ 609
Sluices and other work in dams for development of water power
§ 610
Control of aquatic plant growths and invasive species
§ 621
By what methods river and harbor work may be authorized to be prosecuted
§ 622
Contracts, etc., with private industry for implementation of projects for improvements and dredging; reduction of federally owned fleet
§ 623
Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, §1(57), 65 Stat. 703
§ 624
Limitation on improvement work by private contract
§ 625
Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, §1(58), 65 Stat. 703
§ 626
Prosecution of work when appropriation insufficient
§ 627
Application of appropriation when separate works are included therein
§ 628
Expenditure for dredging within harbor lines
§ 629
Contract for hire of dredging plant
§ 630
Limitation on expenditure for purchase of dredges
§ 631
Transfer of property between projects
§ 632
Omitted
§ 633
Protection, alteration, reconstruction, relocation, or replacement of structures and facilities; contract standards; reasonable costs
§ 634
Assistance relating to water supply
§ 635
Coast Guard anchorages
§ 558b–1
Application to authorized works of flood control
§ 567b–1
Amended compact
§ 579c–1
Repealed. Pub. L. 116–260, div. AA, title III, §360(f), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2733
§ 579d–1
Repealed. Pub. L. 116–260, div. AA, title III, §360(g), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2733
§ 579c–2
Repealed. Pub. L. 116–260, div. AA, title III, §360(h), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2733
§ 579d–2
Deauthorization of inactive projects
Chapter 13
MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION
§ 641
Creation of Mississippi River Commission
§ 642
Appointment of commissioners; vacancies; chairman; tenure of office
§ 642a
Rank, pay, and allowances of Corps of Engineers officers serving as President of Mississippi River Commission
§ 643
Omitted
§ 644
Secretary of commission
§ 645
Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 642
§ 646
Headquarters and meetings of commission
§ 647
Mississippi River survey
§ 648
Arkansas River; levee and bank protection
§ 649
Vicksburg Harbor and Ohio River below Cache River
§ 650
Mississippi River below Rock Island; levee and bank protection
§ 651
Tributaries of Mississippi River below Cairo; levee and bank protection
§ 652
Upper Mississippi River Management
§ 653
Extension of jurisdiction of Mississippi River Commission
§ 653a
Extension of jurisdiction of Mississippi River Commission
Chapter 14
CALIFORNIA DEBRIS COMMISSION
§ 661
Creation of commission; appointment of members; vacancies; powers generally
§ 662
Organization; compensation of members; rules and regulations of procedure; traveling expenses
§ 663
Territorial jurisdiction over hydraulic mining; hydraulic mining injurious to navigation prohibited
§ 664
General duties as to plans for protection of navigation
§ 665
Survey for debris reservoirs; study of methods of mines and mining
§ 666
Noting conditions of navigable channels
§ 667
Annual reports
§ 668
"Hydraulic mining" and "mining by hydraulic process" defined
§ 669
Petition by hydraulic miners
§ 670
Surrender to United States of right to regulate debris of mine
§ 671
Petition for common dumping ground, etc
§ 672
Notice of petition for dumping grounds, etc.; hearing
§ 673
Order by commission directing method of mining, etc.; expenses of complying with order; exemption from mining taxes
§ 674
Plans for and supervision of work required by order; permit to commence mining
§ 675
Conditions precedent for commencement of mining operations
§ 676
Allotment of expenses for common dumping grounds; location of impounding works
§ 677
Limitation as to quantity of debris washed away
§ 678
Modification and revocation of permit to mine
§ 679
Violation of permit to mine; penalty
§ 680
Examination of mines; reports
§ 681
Repealed. Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, §704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792
§ 682
Malicious injury to works; injury to navigable waters by hydraulic mining; penalty
§ 683
Tax on operation of hydraulic mines; "debris fund"; advances by mine owners; storage for water and use of outlet facilities
§ 684
Cooperation by commission with State authorities
§ 685
Construction by commission of restraining works, etc.; use of debris fund
§ 686
Construction of restraining works in conjunction with State
§ 687
Use of State dredge and appliances in river and harbor improvements
Chapter 15
FLOOD CONTROL
§ 701
Flood control generally
§ 701a
Declaration of policy of 1936 act
§ 701b
Supervision of Secretary of the Army; reclamation projects unaffected
§ 701c
Rights-of-way, easements, etc.; acquisition by local authorities; maintenance and operation; protection of United States from liability for damages; requisites to run-off and water-flow retardation and soil erosion prevention assistance
§ 701d
Compacts between States; consent of Congress
§ 701e
Effect of act June 22, 1936, on provisions for Mississippi River and other projects
§ 701f
Authorization of appropriations
§ 701g
Removal of obstructions; clearing channels
§ 701h
Contributions by States, political subdivisions, and other non-Federal interests
§ 701i
Elimination from protection of areas subject to evacuation
§ 701j
Installation in dams of facilities for future development of hydroelectric power
§ 701k
Crediting reimbursements for lost, stolen, or damaged property
§ 701m
Insufficient Congressional authorization; preparations for and modification of project
§ 701n
Emergency response to natural disasters
§ 701o
Omitted
§ 701p
Railroad bridge alterations at Federal expense
§ 701q
Repair and protection of highways, railroads, and utilities damaged by operation of dams or reservoir
§ 701r
Protection of highways, bridge approaches, lighthouses, public works, and nonprofit public services
§ 701s
Small flood control projects; appropriations; amount limitation for single locality; conditions
§ 701t
Emergency fund for flood damage; amount; commitments to be fulfilled by local interests
§ 701u
International engineering or scientific conferences; attendance
§ 702
Mississippi River
§ 702a
Adoption of 1927 project; execution; creation of board; scope of authority; appropriation
§ 702b
Local contribution toward cost of flood control work
§ 702c
Expenditures for construction work; conditions precedent; liability for damage from flood waters; condemnation proceedings; floodage rights
§ 702d
Flowage rights; condemnation proceedings; benefits to property
§ 702e
Maps for project; preparation
§ 702f
Expenditures for earlier projects
§ 702g
Appropriation for emergency fund
§ 702h
Prosecution of project by Mississippi River Commission; president of commission; salaries
§ 702i
Certain sections applicable to property and rights acquired or constructed
§ 702j
Projects relating to tributary streams; report to Congress; appropriation
§ 702k
Surveys below Cape Girardeau, Missouri; resurvey of levee in Tennessee
§ 702l
Repeal of inconsistent laws
§ 702m
Interest of Members of Congress in contracts for acquisition of land
§ 702n
Levee rights-of-way; payment or reimbursement for
§ 702o
Mississippi River and Tributaries Project
§ 703
Sacramento River, California
§ 704
Modification of project
§ 705
Salmon River, Alaska; flood control work authorized
§ 706
Secretary of Commerce; current precipitation information; appropriation
§ 707
Sumner Dam and Lake Sumner; declaration of purpose; report to Congress; appropriation
§ 708
Sale of surplus waters for domestic and industrial uses; disposition of moneys
§ 709
Regulations for use of storage waters; application to Tennessee Valley Authority
§ 709a
Information on floods and flood damage
§ 709b
Flood hazard information
§ 709c
Emergency communication of risk
§ 701a–1
"Flood control" defined; jurisdiction of Federal investigations
§ 701b–1
Transfer of jurisdiction in certain cases to Department of Agriculture
§ 701c–1
Acquirement of titles for certain projects and to lands, easements, rights-of-way; reimbursement of local agencies
§ 701f–1
Additional authorization
§ 701h–1
Contributions by States and political subdivisions for immediate use on authorized flood-control work; repayment
§ 701n–1
Biennial report to Congress
§ 701q–1
Repair and restoration of embankments
§ 701r–1
Utilization of public roads
§ 701–1
Declaration of policy of 1944 act
§ 701b–2
Cooperation by Secretaries of the Army and Agriculture; expenditures
§ 701c–2
Acquisition and sale of land
§ 701f–2
Funds for specific and authorized projects merged with and accounted for under regular annual appropriation
§ 701h–2
No adverse effect on processes
§ 701n–2
Monthly report to Congress
§ 701b–3
Examinations and surveys; availability of appropriations
§ 701c–3
Lease receipts; payment of portion to States
§ 701f–3
Expenditure in watersheds of funds appropriated for flood prevention purposes
§ 701h–3
State contribution of funds for certain operation and maintenance costs
§ 701n–3
Permanent measures to reduce emergency flood fighting needs for communities subject to repetitive flooding
§ 701b–4
Administration of surveys; number authorized; reports
§ 701h–4
Acceptance of funds for harbor dredging
§ 701b–5
Omitted
§ 701b–6
Examinations and surveys by Secretary of Agriculture
§ 701b–7
Supplemental reports to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and House Public Works Committee
§ 701b–8
Submission of report by Chief of Engineers
§ 701b–8a
Discontinuance of preliminary examination reports
§ 701b–9
Availability of appropriations for expenses incident to operation of power boats or vessels; expenses defined; certification of expenditures
§ 702a–1
Modification of project of 1927; adoption
§ 702a–1a
Further modification of 1927 project; adoption; appropriation
§ 702a–1b
Further modification; adoption
§ 702d–1
Bonnet Carre Spillway and Floodway; rights-of-way, etc., over lands
§ 702g–1
Additional appropriation for emergency fund
§ 702h–1
Transferred
§ 702j–1
Saint Francis and Yazoo Rivers; lands and easements; alteration of highways; cooperation of States
§ 702k–1
Authorization of appropriation
§ 702a–2
Abandonment of Boeuf Floodway
§ 702j–2
White River Levee District; rights-of-way; drainage facilities; flowage rights; acquisition by local authorities; protection of United States from liability for damages
§ 702k–2
Separability
§ 702a–3
Levees; raising and enlarging
§ 702a–4
Fuse-plug levees
§ 702a–5
Back levee north of Eudora Floodway
§ 702a–6
Drainage necessitated by floodway levees
§ 702a–7
Railroad and highway crossings over floodways
§ 702a–8
Additional roads; construction by United States
§ 702a–9
Lands, easements, and rights-of-way; acquisition by local authorities; reimbursement; protection of United States from liability for damages
§ 701b–10
Omitted
§ 701b–11
Flood protection projects
§ 701b–12
Floodplain management requirements
§ 701b–13
Repealed. Pub. L. 113–121, title I, §1014(c)(3), June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1222
§ 701b–14
Structural integrity evaluations
§ 701b–15
Non-Federal plans to provide additional flood risk reduction
§ 701b–16
Management of flood risk reduction projects
§ 701b–17
Corps of Engineers Western Water Cooperative Committee
§ 702a–10
Flowage rights and rights-of-way; reimbursement of local authorities; highway crossings; use of properties for national forests or wildlife refuges
§ 702a–11
Morganza Floodway; Eudora Floodway
§ 702a–12
Modified Lower Mississippi River project as of August 18, 1941
Chapter 16
LIGHTHOUSES
§ 716
Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, §20, 63 Stat. 561
§ 717
Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], §8512(a)(5), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4759
§ 717a
Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 647
§ 718
Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, §20, 63 Stat. 561
§ 719
Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, §11808(a)(7), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4165
§ 721
Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, §11808(a)(2), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4165
§ 725
Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], §8512(a)(1), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4759
§ 726
Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, §20, 63 Stat. 561
§ 727
Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], §8512(a)(2), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4759
§ 728
Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], §8512(a)(3), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4759
§ 730a
Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], §8512(a)(4), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4759
§ 733
Transferred
§ 734
Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, §20, 63 Stat. 561
§ 735
Marking pierheads in certain lakes
§ 736
Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, §20, 63 Stat. 561
§ 737
Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, §11808(a)(8), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4165
§ 738
Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, §11808(a)(9), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4165
§ 743
Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], §8512(a)(5), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4759
§ 744
Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, §11808(a)(10), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4165
§ 745
Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, §20, 63 Stat. 561
§ 745a
Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], §8512(a)(6), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4759
§ 747b
Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], §8512(a)(7), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4759
§ 748
Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], §8512(a)(8), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4759
§ 748a
Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, §11808(a)(11), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4165
§ 749
Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, §20, 63 Stat. 561
§ 750
Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 642
§ 752b
Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, §11808(a)(12), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4165
§ 754a
Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], §8512(a)(9), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4759
§ 763
Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], §8510(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4757; Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, §11808(a)(13), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4165
§ 763a
Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, §20, 63 Stat. 561
§ 763b
Repealed. July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIII, §1313, 58 Stat. 714
§ 763c
Repealed. Pub. L. 93–222, §7(b), Dec. 29, 1973, 87 Stat. 936
§ 764
Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, §11808(a)(15), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4166
§ 770
Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], §8512(a)(14), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4759
§ 771
Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], §8512(a)(15), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4759
§ 772
Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], §8512(a)(15), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4759
§ 773
Transferred
§ 774
Transferred
§ 775
Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, §11808(a)(17), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4166
§ 776
Transferred
§ 763a–1
Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], §8512(a)(10), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4759
§ 763–1
Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], §8512(a)(11), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4759
§ 763a–2
Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, §11808(a)(14), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4165
§ 763–2
Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], §8512(a)(12), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4759
Chapter 17
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
§ 851
Omitted
§ 851a
Repealed. June 3, 1948, ch. 390, §22(a), formerly §21(a), 62 Stat. 300; renumbered §22(a), Sept. 14, 1961, Pub. L. 87–233, §1(f), 75 Stat. 506
§ 853
Power to settle claims
§ 853o
Repealed. Pub. L. 107–372, title II, §271(1), Dec. 19, 2002, 116 Stat. 3094
§ 853s
Repealed. Pub. L. 88–431, §1(c)(2), Aug. 14, 1964, 78 Stat. 440
§ 854a
Service credit as deck officer or junior engineer for promotion purposes
§ 855
Repealed. Pub. L. 107–372, title II, §271(4), Dec. 19, 2002, 116 Stat. 3094
§ 855a
Repealed. Pub. L. 85–857, §14(79), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1272
§ 859
Repealed. June 16, 1942, ch. 413, §19, 56 Stat. 369, eff. June 1, 1942
§ 860
Repealed. Pub. L. 87–649, §14b, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 499
§ 861
Omitted
§ 861a
Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, §53, 70A Stat. 641
§ 862
Repealed. Pub. L. 87–649, §14b, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 498
§ 862a
Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, §53, 70A Stat. 641
§ 863
Repealed. June 21, 1955, ch. 172, §5(4), 69 Stat. 170
§ 864
Repealed. Pub. L. 107–372, title II, §271(6), Dec. 19, 2002, 116 Stat. 3094
§ 864a
Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, §53, 70A Stat. 641
§ 864d
Repealed. Oct. 12, 1949, ch. 681, title V, §531(b)(31), 63 Stat. 839, eff. Oct. 1, 1949
§ 864e
Repealed. Pub. L. 86–465, §1, May 13, 1960, 74 Stat. 130
§ 865
Omitted
§ 866
Repealed. Aug. 6, 1947, ch. 504, §10(1), 61 Stat. 788
§ 868a
Omitted
§ 869
Repealed. July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIII, §1313 58 Stat. 714
§ 870
Repealed. Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 837, title V, §502(7), 70 Stat. 886
§ 871
Repealed. Dec. 28, 1945, ch. 597, §4, 59 Stat. 662
§ 872
Omitted
§ 873
Extra compensation for instrument observers, recorders and other Federal employees for oceanographic, seismographic and magnetic observations
§ 874
Repealed. Pub. L. 107–372, title II, §271(5), Dec. 19, 2002, 116 Stat. 3094
§ 875
Powers of officers as notaries
§ 876
Fees for notarial acts; prima facie evidence of authority
§ 877
Appropriations; advances from
§ 878
Appropriations; purchases from
§ 878a
Contract for development of a major program; costs; Major Program Annual Report for satellite development program
§ 878b
Safety and health regulations for scientific and occupational diving
§ 883a
Surveys and other activities
§ 883b
Dissemination of data; further activities
§ 883c
Geomagnetic data; collection, correlation, and dissemination
§ 883d
Improvement of methods, instruments, and equipments; investigations and research
§ 883e
Agreements for surveys and investigations; contribution of costs incurred by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
§ 883f
Contracts with qualified organizations
§ 883g
Repealed. Pub. L. 88–611, §4(a)(2), Oct. 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 991
§ 883h
Employment of public vessels
§ 883i
Authorization of appropriations
§ 883j
Ocean satellite data
§ 883k
Acquisition of land for facilities
§ 883l
Contracts for surveying and mapping services
§ 884
Power to use books, maps, etc., and to employ persons
§ 885
Repealed. Aug. 6, 1947, ch. 504, §10(6), 61 Stat. 788
§ 888
Omitted
§ 891
Definitions
§ 891a
Operation and maintenance of NOAA fleet
§ 891b
Fleet replacement and modernization Plan
§ 891c
Design of NOAA vessels
§ 891d
Contract authority
§ 891e
Restriction with respect to certain shipyard subsidies
§ 891f
Use of vessels
§ 891g
Interoperability
§ 891h
Authorization of appropriations
§ 892
Definitions
§ 892a
Functions of the Administrator
§ 892b
Quality assurance program
§ 892c
Hydrographic Services Review Panel
§ 892d
Authorization of appropriations
§ 893
Ocean and atmospheric research and development program
§ 893a
NOAA ocean and atmospheric science education programs
§ 893b
NOAA's contribution to innovation
§ 893c
Workforce study
§ 894
Actions to address sexual harassment at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
§ 894a
Actions to address sexual assault at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
§ 894b
Rights of the victim of a sexual assault
§ 894c
Change of station
§ 894d
Applicability of policies to crews of vessels secured by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under contract
§ 894e
Annual report on sexual assaults in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
§ 894f
Sexual assault defined
§ 853o–1
Credit of service as deck officer or junior engineer and certain other active service for retirement and retirement pay
§ 854a–1
Temporary appointment or advancement of commissioned officers in time of war or national emergency
§ 854a–2
Pay and allowances; date of acceptance of promotion
§ 891e–1
Shipyards located outside of the United States
§ 894d–1
Investigation requirement
§ 894d–2
Criminal referral
§ 857–13
National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere
§ 857–14
Membership
§ 857–15
Reports
§ 857–16
Compensation and travel expenses
§ 857–17
Interagency cooperation and assistance
§ 857–18
Authorization of appropriations
§ 857–19
Biennial report
§ 857–20
Repealed. Pub. L. 116–221, §10, Dec. 18, 2020, 134 Stat. 1061
Chapter 18
LONGSHORE AND HARBOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION
§ 901
Short title
§ 902
Definitions
§ 903
Coverage
§ 904
Liability for compensation
§ 905
Exclusiveness of liability
§ 906
Compensation
§ 907
Medical services and supplies
§ 908
Compensation for disability
§ 909
Compensation for death
§ 910
Determination of pay
§ 911
Guardian for minor or incompetent
§ 912
Notice of injury or death
§ 913
Filing of claims
§ 914
Payment of compensation
§ 915
Invalid agreements
§ 916
Assignment and exemption from claims of creditors
§ 917
Lien against compensation
§ 918
Collection of defaulted payments; special fund
§ 919
Procedure in respect of claims
§ 920
Presumptions
§ 921
Review of compensation orders
§ 921a
Appearance of attorneys for Secretary, deputy commissioner, or Board
§ 922
Modification of awards
§ 923
Procedure before deputy commissioner or Board
§ 924
Witnesses
§ 925
Witness fees
§ 926
Costs in proceedings brought without reasonable grounds
§ 927
Powers of deputy commissioners or Board
§ 928
Fees for services
§ 929
Record of injury or death
§ 930
Reports to Secretary
§ 931
Penalty for misrepresentation
§ 932
Security for compensation
§ 933
Compensation for injuries where third persons are liable
§ 934
Compensation notice
§ 935
Substitution of carrier for employer
§ 936
Insurance policies
§ 937
Certificate of compliance with chapter
§ 938
Penalties
§ 939
Administration by Secretary
§ 940
Deputy commissioners
§ 941
Safety rules and regulations
§ 942
Annual report
§ 943
Repealed. Pub. L. 89–348, §1(15), Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1311
§ 944
Special fund
§ 948
Laws inapplicable
§ 948a
Discrimination against employees who bring proceedings; penalties; deposit of payments in special fund; civil actions; entitlement to restoration of employment and compensation, qualifications requirement; liability of employer for penalties and payments; insurance policy exemption from liability
§ 949
Effect of unconstitutionality
§ 950
Separability
Chapter 19
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY
§ 981
Creation of Corporation
§ 982
Management of Corporation; appointment of Administrator; terms; vacancy; Advisory Board; establishment; membership; meetings; duties; compensation and expenses
§ 983
Functions of Corporation
§ 984
General powers of Corporation
§ 984a
Repealed. June 28, 1955, ch. 189, §12(c)(11), 69 Stat. 181
§ 985
Bonds; issuance; maturity; redemption; interest; purchase of obligations by Secretary of the Treasury
§ 985a
Cancellation of bonds issued under section 985
§ 986
Payments to States and local governments in lieu of taxes; tax exemption of Corporation
§ 987
Services and facilities of other agencies
§ 988
Rates of charges or tolls
§ 988a
Waiver of collection of charges or tolls
§ 989
Special reports
§ 990
Offenses and penalties
Chapter 20
POLLUTION OF THE SEA BY OIL
§ 1012
Repealed. Pub. L. 89–551, §1(9), Sept. 1, 1966, 80 Stat. 375
Chapter 22
SEA GRANT COLLEGES AND MARINE SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT
§ 1101
Congressional declaration of policy and objectives
§ 1102
Omitted
§ 1103
Executive responsibilities; utilization of staff, interagency, and non-Government advisory arrangements; consultation with agencies; solicitation of views of non-Federal agencies
§ 1106
Reports to Congress
§ 1107
Definitions
§ 1108
Authorization of appropriations
§ 1121
Congressional declaration of policy
§ 1122
Definitions
§ 1123
National sea grant college program
§ 1124
Program or project grants and contracts
§ 1124a
Repealed. Pub. L. 105–160, §6, Mar. 6, 1998, 112 Stat. 24
§ 1125
Repealed. Pub. L. 102–186, §4(a), Dec. 4, 1991, 105 Stat. 1283
§ 1126
Sea grant colleges and sea grant institutes
§ 1127
Fellowships
§ 1128
National Sea Grant Advisory Board
§ 1129
Interagency cooperation
§ 1130
Repealed. Pub. L. 102–186, §5(a), Dec. 4, 1991, 105 Stat. 1283
§ 1131
Authorization of appropriations
§ 1141
Definitions
§ 1142
Establishment of program
§ 1143
Grants
§ 1144
Funding
Chapter 23
POLLUTION CONTROL OF NAVIGABLE WATERS
§ 1165a
Transferred
Chapter 24
VESSEL BRIDGE-TO-BRIDGE COMMUNICATION
§ 1201
Statement of purpose
§ 1202
Definitions
§ 1203
Radiotelephone requirement
§ 1204
Radiotelephone for exclusive use of master, person in charge, or pilot; frequency listening watch; portable radiotelephone equipment
§ 1205
Radiotelephone capability; maintenance; restoration; consequences of loss: navigation of vessel
§ 1206
Exemptions; terms and conditions
§ 1207
Regulations
§ 1208
Penalties
Chapter 25
PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY PROGRAM
§ 1223a
Transferred
§ 1226
Transferred
§ 1231a
Repealed. Pub. L. 115–282, title VI, §601(c)(6)(A), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4290
§ 1232c
Transferred
Chapter 26
WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
§ 1251
Congressional declaration of goals and policy
§ 1252
Comprehensive programs for water pollution control
§ 1252a
Reservoir projects, water storage; modification; storage for other than for water quality, opinion of Federal agency, committee resolutions of approval; provisions inapplicable to projects with certain prescribed water quality benefits in relation to total project benefits
§ 1253
Interstate cooperation and uniform laws
§ 1254
Research, investigations, training, and information
§ 1254a
Research on effects of pollutants
§ 1255
Grants for research and development
§ 1256
Grants for pollution control programs
§ 1257
Mine water pollution control demonstrations
§ 1257a
State demonstration programs for cleanup of abandoned mines for use as waste disposal sites; authorization of appropriations
§ 1258
Pollution control in the Great Lakes
§ 1259
Training grants and contracts
§ 1260
Applications; allocation
§ 1261
Scholarships
§ 1262
Definitions and authorizations
§ 1263
Alaska village demonstration projects
§ 1263a
Grants to Alaska to improve sanitation in rural and Native villages
§ 1264
Omitted
§ 1265
In-place toxic pollutants
§ 1266
Hudson River reclamation demonstration project
§ 1267
Chesapeake Bay
§ 1268
Great Lakes
§ 1268a
Great Lakes restoration activities report
§ 1269
Long Island Sound
§ 1270
Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program
§ 1271
Sediment survey and monitoring
§ 1271a
Research and development program
§ 1272
Environmental dredging
§ 1273
Lake Pontchartrain Basin
§ 1274
Watershed pilot projects
§ 1275
Columbia River Basin Restoration
§ 1276
Enhanced aquifer use and recharge
§ 1276a
San Francisco Bay restoration grant program
§ 1276b
Puget Sound
§ 1281
Congressional declaration of purpose
§ 1281a
Total treatment system funding
§ 1281b
Availability of Farmers Home Administration funds for non-Federal share
§ 1282
Federal share
§ 1283
Plans, specifications, estimates, and payments
§ 1284
Limitations and conditions
§ 1285
Allotment of grant funds
§ 1286
Reimbursement and advanced construction
§ 1287
Authorization of appropriations
§ 1288
Areawide waste treatment management
§ 1289
Basin planning
§ 1290
Annual survey
§ 1291
Sewage collection systems
§ 1292
Definitions
§ 1293
Loan guarantees
§ 1293a
Contained spoil disposal facilities
§ 1294
Public information and education on recycling and reuse of wastewater, use of land treatment, and reduction of wastewater volume
§ 1295
Requirements for American materials
§ 1296
Determination of priority of projects
§ 1297
Guidelines for cost-effectiveness analysis
§ 1298
Cost effectiveness
§ 1299
State certification of projects
§ 1300
Pilot program for alternative water source projects
§ 1301
Sewer overflow and stormwater reuse municipal grants
§ 1302
Wastewater efficiency grant pilot program
§ 1302a
Clean water infrastructure resiliency and sustainability program
§ 1302b
Small and medium publicly owned treatment works circuit rider program
§ 1302c
Small publicly owned treatment works efficiency grant program
§ 1302d
Grants for construction and refurbishing of individual household decentralized wastewater systems for individuals with low or moderate income
§ 1302e
Connection to publicly owned treatment works
§ 1302f
Stormwater infrastructure technology
§ 1311
Effluent limitations
§ 1312
Water quality related effluent limitations
§ 1313
Water quality standards and implementation plans
§ 1313a
Revised water quality standards
§ 1314
Information and guidelines
§ 1314a
Wastewater technology clearinghouse
§ 1315
State reports on water quality
§ 1316
National standards of performance
§ 1317
Toxic and pretreatment effluent standards
§ 1318
Records and reports; inspections
§ 1319
Enforcement
§ 1320
International pollution abatement
§ 1321
Oil and hazardous substance liability
§ 1321a
Prevention of small oil spills
§ 1321b
Improved coordination with tribal governments
§ 1321c
International efforts on enforcement
§ 1322
Marine sanitation devices; discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels
§ 1323
Federal facilities pollution control
§ 1324
Clean lakes
§ 1325
National Study Commission
§ 1326
Thermal discharges
§ 1327
Omitted
§ 1328
Aquaculture
§ 1329
Nonpoint source management programs
§ 1330
National estuary program
§ 1341
Certification
§ 1342
National pollutant discharge elimination system
§ 1343
Ocean discharge criteria
§ 1344
Permits for dredged or fill material
§ 1345
Disposal or use of sewage sludge
§ 1346
Coastal recreation water quality monitoring and notification
§ 1361
Administration
§ 1362
Definitions
§ 1363
Water Pollution Control Advisory Board
§ 1364
Emergency powers
§ 1365
Citizen suits
§ 1366
Appearance
§ 1367
Employee protection
§ 1368
Federal procurement
§ 1369
Administrative procedure and judicial review
§ 1370
State authority
§ 1371
Authority under other laws and regulations
§ 1372
Labor standards
§ 1373
Public health agency coordination
§ 1374
Effluent Standards and Water Quality Information Advisory Committee
§ 1375
Reports to Congress; detailed estimates and comprehensive study on costs; State estimates
§ 1375a
Report on coastal recreation waters
§ 1376
Authorization of appropriations
§ 1377
Indian tribes
§ 1377a
Green infrastructure promotion
§ 1381
Grants to States for establishment of revolving funds
§ 1382
Capitalization grant agreements
§ 1383
Water pollution control revolving loan funds
§ 1384
Allotment of funds
§ 1385
Corrective action
§ 1386
Audits, reports, and fiscal controls; intended use plan
§ 1387
Authorization of appropriations
§ 1388
Requirements
§ 1389
Clean watersheds needs survey
Chapter 27
OCEAN DUMPING
§ 1401
Congressional finding, policy, and declaration of purpose
§ 1402
Definitions
§ 1411
Prohibited acts
§ 1412
Dumping permit program
§ 1412a
Emergency dumping of industrial waste
§ 1413
Dumping permit program for dredged material
§ 1414
Permit conditions
§ 1414a
Special provisions regarding certain dumping sites
§ 1414b
Ocean dumping of sewage sludge and industrial waste
§ 1414c
Prohibition on disposal of sewage sludge at landfills on Staten Island
§ 1415
Penalties
§ 1416
Relationship to other laws
§ 1417
Enforcement
§ 1418
Regulations
§ 1419
International cooperation
§ 1420
Authorization of appropriations
§ 1421
Omitted
§ 1441
Monitoring and research program
§ 1442
Research program respecting possible long-range effects of pollution, overfishing, and man-induced changes of ocean ecosystems
§ 1443
Research program respecting ocean dumping and other methods of waste disposal
§ 1444
Annual reports
§ 1445
Authorization of appropriations
Chapter 28
POLLUTION CASUALTIES ON THE HIGH SEAS: UNITED STATES INTERVENTION
§ 1471
Definitions
§ 1472
Grave and imminent danger from oil pollution casualties to coastline or related interests of United States; Federal nonliability for Federal preventive measures on the high seas
§ 1473
Consultations and determinations respecting creation of hazards to human health, etc.; criteria for determinations respecting grave and imminent dangers of major harmful consequences to United States coastline or related interests
§ 1474
Federal intervention actions
§ 1475
Consultation procedure
§ 1476
Emergencies
§ 1477
Reasonable measures; considerations
§ 1478
Personal, flag state, and foreign state considerations
§ 1479
Federal liability for unreasonable damages
§ 1480
Notification by Secretary of State
§ 1481
Violations; penalties
§ 1482
Consultation for nomination and nomination of experts, negotiators, etc.; proposal of amendments to list of substances other than convention oil; Presidential acceptance of amendments
§ 1483
Foreign government ships; immunity
§ 1484
Interpretation and administration; other right, duty, privilege, or immunity and other remedy unaffected
§ 1485
Rules and regulations
§ 1486
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund
§ 1487
Effective date
Chapter 29
DEEPWATER PORTS
§ 1501
Congressional declaration of policy
§ 1502
Definitions
§ 1503
License for ownership, construction, and operation of deepwater port
§ 1504
Procedure
§ 1505
Environmental review criteria
§ 1506
Repealed. Pub. L. 104–324, title V, §506, Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3927
§ 1507
Common carrier status
§ 1508
Adjacent coastal States
§ 1509
Marine environmental protection and navigational safety
§ 1510
International agreements
§ 1511
Suspension or termination of licenses
§ 1512
Recordkeeping and inspection
§ 1513
Public access to information
§ 1514
Remedies
§ 1515
Citizen civil action
§ 1516
Judicial review; persons aggrieved; jurisdiction of courts of appeal
§ 1517
Repealed. Pub. L. 101–380, title II, §2003(a)(2), Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 507
§ 1517a
Omitted
§ 1518
Relationship to other laws
§ 1519
Repealed. Pub. L. 104–66, title I, §1121(a), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 724
§ 1520
Pipeline safety and operation
§ 1521
Negotiations with Canada and Mexico; report to Congress
§ 1522
Limitations on export provisions of section 185(u) of title 30 unaffected
§ 1523
General procedures; issuance and enforcement of orders; scope of authority; evidentiary matters
§ 1524
Repealed. Pub. L. 118–159, div. C, title XXXV, §3535(k), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2315
Chapter 30
INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA
§ 1601
Definitions
§ 1602
International Regulations
§ 1603
Vessels subject to International Regulations
§ 1604
Vessels not subject to International Regulations
§ 1605
Navy and Coast Guard vessels of special construction or purpose
§ 1606
Special rules for ships of war, vessels proceeding under convoy, and fishing vessels engaged in fishing as a fleet
§ 1607
Implementation by rules and regulations; authority to promulgate
§ 1608
Civil penalties
Chapter 32
INLAND WATERWAYS TRUST FUND
§ 1803
Study with respect to inland waterway user taxes and charges
§ 1804
Inland and intracoastal waterways of the United States
Chapter 33
PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS
§ 1901
Definitions
§ 1902
Ships subject to preventive measures
§ 1902a
Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], §8502(a)(1), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4746
§ 1903
Administration and enforcement
§ 1904
Certificates
§ 1905
Pollution reception facilities
§ 1906
Incidents involving ships
§ 1907
Violations
§ 1908
Penalties for violations
§ 1909
MARPOL Protocol; proposed amendments
§ 1910
Legal actions
§ 1911
Effect on other laws
§ 1912
International law
§ 1913
Compliance reports
§ 1914
Transferred
§ 1915
Repealed. Pub. L. 112–213, title VI, §604(d), Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1577
Chapter 33A
MARINE DEBRIS RESEARCH, PREVENTION, AND REDUCTION
§ 1951
Purpose
§ 1952
NOAA Marine Debris Program
§ 1953
Coast Guard program
§ 1954
Coordination
§ 1955
Federal information clearinghouse
§ 1961
Establishment and purposes of Foundation
§ 1962
Board of Directors of the Foundation
§ 1963
Rights and obligations of the Foundation
§ 1964
Administrative services and support
§ 1965
Volunteer status
§ 1966
Report requirements; petition of Attorney General for equitable relief
§ 1967
United States release from liability
§ 1968
Authorization of appropriations
§ 1969
Termination of authority
§ 1971
Definitions
§ 1972
Genius Prize for Save Our Seas Innovations
§ 1973
Agreement with the Marine Debris Foundation
§ 1974
Judges
§ 1975
Report to Congress
§ 1976
Authorization of appropriations
§ 1977
Termination of authority
§ 1981
Definitions
§ 1982
Relationship to Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
§ 1983
Authorization of appropriations
§ 1984
Prioritization of marine debris in existing innovation and entrepreneurship programs
Chapter 34
INLAND NAVIGATIONAL RULES
§ 2071
Inland navigation rules
§ 2072
Violations of Inland Navigational Rules
§ 2073
Repealed. Pub. L. 115–282, title VI, §601(c)(5), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4290
Chapter 35
ARTIFICIAL REEFS
§ 2101
Congressional statement of findings and purpose
§ 2102
Establishment of standards
§ 2103
National artificial reef plan
§ 2104
Permits for construction and management of artificial reefs
§ 2105
Definitions
§ 2106
Savings clauses
Chapter 36
WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
§ 2201
"Secretary" defined
§ 2202
Non-Federal engagement and review
§ 2203
Review of contracting policies
§ 2211
Harbors
§ 2211a
Preserving United States harbors
§ 2212
Inland waterway transportation
§ 2213
Flood control and other purposes
§ 2213a
Treatment of certain benefits and costs
§ 2214
General credit for flood control
§ 2215
Feasibility studies; planning, engineering, and design
§ 2216
Rate of interest
§ 2217
Limitation on applicability of certain provisions in reports
§ 2218
General applicability of cost sharing
§ 2219
Definitions
§ 2220
Rivers and harbors and other waterways projects for benefit of navigation, flood control, hurricane protection, beach erosion control, and other purposes
§ 2221
Cost limitations on projects
§ 2222
Use of other Federal funds
§ 2223
Transfer of excess credit
§ 2224
Crediting authority for federally authorized navigation projects
§ 2225
Credit or reimbursement
§ 2226
Water resources projects on Federal land
§ 2227
Clarification of impacts to other Federal facilities
§ 2231
Study of water resources development projects by non-Federal interests
§ 2232
Construction of water resources development projects by non-Federal interests
§ 2233
Coordination and scheduling of Federal, State, and local actions
§ 2234
Nonapplicability to Saint Lawrence Seaway
§ 2235
Construction in usable increments
§ 2236
Port or harbor dues
§ 2237
Information for national security
§ 2238
Authorization of appropriations
§ 2238a
Estimate of harbor maintenance needs
§ 2238b
Funding for harbor maintenance programs
§ 2238c
Additional measures at donor ports and energy transfer ports
§ 2238d
Maintenance of harbors of refuge
§ 2238e
Additional projects for underserved community harbors
§ 2239
Repealed. Pub. L. 101–640, title IV, §412(f), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4650
§ 2240
Emergency response services
§ 2241
Definitions
§ 2242
Remote and subsistence harbors
§ 2243
Arctic deep draft port development partnerships
§ 2251
Inland Waterways Users Board
§ 2252
Project delivery process reforms
§ 2253
Annual financial review
§ 2254
Assessment of operation and maintenance needs of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
§ 2255
Inland waterways riverbank stabilization
§ 2255a
High water-low water preparedness
§ 2261
Territories development study
§ 2262
Survey of potential for use of certain facilities as hydroelectric facilities
§ 2263
Study of Corps capability to conserve fish and wildlife
§ 2263a
Aquatic invasive species research
§ 2264
Repealed. Pub. L. 116–260, div. AA, title III, §360(a), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2732
§ 2265
Columbia River/Arkansas River Basin transfers
§ 2266
Canadian tidal power study
§ 2267
New York Bight study
§ 2267a
Watershed and river basin assessments
§ 2267b
Post-disaster watershed assessments
§ 2268
Marine technology review
§ 2269
Tribal partnership program
§ 2270
Subsurface drain systems research and development
§ 2280
Maximum cost of projects
§ 2281
Matters to be addressed in planning
§ 2281a
Tribal Liaison
§ 2281b
Corps of Engineers support for underserved communities; outreach
§ 2281c
Continuing authority programs
§ 2281d
Declaration of policy
§ 2282
Feasibility reports
§ 2282a
Planning
§ 2282b
Submission of reports to Congress
§ 2282c
Vertical integration and acceleration of studies
§ 2282d
Annual report to Congress
§ 2282e
Post-authorization change reports
§ 2282f
Review of resiliency assessments
§ 2282g
Scope of feasibility studies
§ 2282h
Economic, hydraulic, and hydrologic modeling
§ 2283
Fish and wildlife mitigation
§ 2283a
Status report
§ 2283b
Clarification of mitigation authority
§ 2283c
Technical assistance
§ 2284
Benefits and costs attributable to environmental measures
§ 2284a
Benefits to navigation
§ 2284b
Scenic and aesthetic considerations
§ 2285
Environmental Protection and Mitigation Fund
§ 2286
Acceptance of certain funds for mitigation
§ 2287
Continued planning and investigations
§ 2288
Repealed. Pub. L. 113–121, title I, §1004, June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1199
§ 2289
Urban and rural flood control frequency
§ 2289a
Consideration of measures
§ 2289b
Stormwater management projects
§ 2290
Flood control in Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
§ 2291
Federal Project Repayment District
§ 2292
Surveying and mapping
§ 2292a
National coastal mapping program
§ 2293
Reprogramming during national emergencies
§ 2293a
Reprogramming of funds for projects by Corps of Engineers
§ 2294
Office of Environmental Policy
§ 2295
Compilation of laws; annual reports
§ 2295a
Policy and technical standards
§ 2296
Acquisition of recreation lands
§ 2297
Operation and maintenance on recreation lands
§ 2298
Impact of proposed projects on existing recreation facilities
§ 2298a
Databases of Corps recreational sites
§ 2299
Acquisition of beach fill
§ 2300
Study of Corps capabilities
§ 2303
Historical properties
§ 2304
Separability
§ 2305
Use of FMHA funds
§ 2306
Reports
§ 2307
Control of ice
§ 2308
Campgrounds for senior citizens
§ 2309
Great Lakes Commodities Marketing Board
§ 2309a
Project modifications for improvement of environment or drought resiliency
§ 2310
Cost sharing for Territories and Indian tribes
§ 2311
Report to Congress covering proposals for water impoundment facilities
§ 2312
Comments on certain changes in operations of reservoirs
§ 2313
Research and development
§ 2313a
Engineering and environmental innovations of national significance
§ 2313b
Support of Army civil works program
§ 2314
Innovative technology
§ 2314a
Technical assistance program
§ 2314b
Advanced modeling technologies
§ 2315
Periodic statements
§ 2315a
Transparency in accounting and administrative expenses
§ 2315b
Transparency and accountability in cost sharing for water resources development projects
§ 2316
Environmental protection mission
§ 2317
Wetlands
§ 2317a
Cooperative agreements
§ 2317b
Mitigation banks and in-lieu fee arrangements
§ 2318
Flood plain management
§ 2319
Reservoir management
§ 2320
Protection of recreational and commercial uses
§ 2321
Operation and maintenance of navigation and hydroelectric facilities
§ 2321a
Hydroelectric power project uprating
§ 2321b
Expediting hydropower at Corps of Engineers facilities
§ 2322
Single entities
§ 2323
Technical assistance to private entities
§ 2323a
Interagency and international support authority
§ 2324
Reduced pricing for certain water supply storage
§ 2325
Voluntary contributions for environmental and recreation projects
§ 2325a
Authority to accept and use materials and services
§ 2325b
Materials, services, and funds for repair, restoration, or rehabilitation of projects
§ 2326
Regional sediment management
§ 2326a
Dredged material disposal facility partnerships
§ 2326b
Sediment management
§ 2326c
Reservoir sediment
§ 2326d
Alternative projects to maintenance dredging
§ 2326e
Non-Federal interest dredging authority
§ 2326f
Maintenance dredging data
§ 2326g
Beneficial use of dredged material; dredged material management plans
§ 2326h
Five-year regional dredged material management plans
§ 2326i
Beneficial use of dredged material
§ 2326j
Transfer of suitable dredged material
§ 2327
Definition of rehabilitation for inland waterway projects
§ 2327a
Rehabilitation of Corps of Engineers constructed pump stations
§ 2328
Challenge cost-sharing program for management of recreation facilities
§ 2328a
Special use permits
§ 2329
International outreach program
§ 2330
Aquatic ecosystem restoration
§ 2330a
Monitoring ecosystem restoration
§ 2330b
Fish hatcheries
§ 2330c
Aquatic ecosystem restoration
§ 2330d
Public recreational amenities in ecosystem restoration projects
§ 2331
Use of continuing contracts for construction of certain projects
§ 2331a
Initiating work on separable elements
§ 2332
Shoreline and riverine protection and restoration
§ 2333
Irrigation diversion protection and fisheries enhancement assistance
§ 2334
Innovative technologies for watershed restoration
§ 2335
Coastal aquatic habitat management
§ 2336
Abandoned and inactive noncoal mine restoration
§ 2337
Property protection program
§ 2338
Reburial and conveyance authority
§ 2339
Assistance programs
§ 2339a
Cooperative agreements with Indian tribes
§ 2340
Revision of project partnership agreement; cost sharing
§ 2341
Expedited actions for emergency flood damage reduction
§ 2341a
Prioritization
§ 2341b
Prioritization of certain projects
§ 2341c
Criteria for funding environmental infrastructure projects
§ 2342
Access to water resource data
§ 2343
Independent peer review
§ 2344
Safety assurance review
§ 2345
Electronic submission and tracking of permit applications
§ 2346
Project administration
§ 2346a
Real estate administrative fees
§ 2347
Coordination and scheduling of Federal, State, and local actions
§ 2347a
Determination of project completion
§ 2347b
Purpose and need
§ 2347c
Small water storage projects
§ 2348
Project acceleration
§ 2348a
NEPA reporting
§ 2349
Categorical exclusions in emergencies
§ 2350
Corrosion prevention
§ 2351
Durability, sustainability, and resilience
§ 2351a
Operation and maintenance of existing infrastructure
§ 2351b
Federal breakwaters and jetties
§ 2352
Funding to process permits
§ 2353
Structural health monitoring
§ 2353a
Aging infrastructure
§ 2354
Easements for electric, telephone, or broadband service facilities
§ 2355
Prior project authorization
§ 2356
Project consultation
§ 2357
Managed aquifer recharge study and working group
§ 2238b–1
Budgetary treatment expansion and adjustment for the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund
§ 2282d–1
Report to Congress on authorized studies and projects
Chapter 38
DUMPING OF MEDICAL WASTE BY PUBLIC VESSELS
§ 2501
Findings
§ 2502
Definitions
§ 2503
Prohibition
§ 2504
Guidance
Chapter 39
SHORE PROTECTION FROM MUNICIPAL OR COMMERCIAL WASTE
§ 2601
Definitions
§ 2602
Vessel permits and numbers
§ 2603
Waste handling practices
§ 2604
Suspension, revocation, and injunctions
§ 2605
Enforcement
§ 2606
Subpena authority
§ 2607
Fees
§ 2608
Civil penalty procedures
§ 2609
Penalties
§ 2621
Study and recommendations
§ 2622
Relation to other laws
§ 2623
Authorization of appropriations
Chapter 40
OIL POLLUTION
§ 2701
Definitions
§ 2702
Elements of liability
§ 2703
Defenses to liability
§ 2704
Limits on liability
§ 2705
Interest; partial payment of claims
§ 2706
Natural resources
§ 2707
Recovery by foreign claimants
§ 2708
Recovery by responsible party
§ 2709
Contribution
§ 2710
Indemnification agreements
§ 2711
Consultation on removal actions
§ 2712
Uses of Fund
§ 2713
Claims procedure
§ 2714
Designation of source and advertisement
§ 2715
Subrogation
§ 2716
Financial responsibility
§ 2716a
Financial responsibility civil penalties
§ 2717
Litigation, jurisdiction, and venue
§ 2718
Relationship to other law
§ 2719
State financial responsibility
§ 2720
Differentiation among fats, oils, and greases
§ 2731
Oil Spill Recovery Institute
§ 2732
Terminal and tanker oversight and monitoring
§ 2733
Bligh Reef light
§ 2734
Vessel traffic service system
§ 2735
Equipment and personnel requirements under tank vessel and facility response plans
§ 2736
Funding
§ 2737
Limitation
§ 2738
North Pacific Marine Research Institute
§ 2751
Savings provision
§ 2752
Annual appropriations
§ 2753
Repealed. Pub. L. 104–134, title I, §101(c) [title I, §109], Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321–156, 1321–177; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 104–140, §1(a), May 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 1327
§ 2761
Oil pollution research and development program
§ 2762
Submerged oil program
Chapter 41
NATIONAL COASTAL MONITORING
§ 2801
Purposes
§ 2802
Definitions
§ 2803
Comprehensive Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Program
§ 2803a
Ocean and coastal resiliency
§ 2804
Report to Congress
§ 2805
Authorization of appropriations
Chapter 42
ESTUARY RESTORATION
§ 2901
Purposes
§ 2902
Definitions
§ 2903
Estuary habitat restoration program
§ 2904
Establishment of Estuary Habitat Restoration Council
§ 2905
Estuary habitat restoration strategy
§ 2906
Monitoring of estuary habitat restoration projects
§ 2907
Reporting
§ 2908
Funding
§ 2909
General provisions
Chapter 43
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONED OFFICER CORPS
§ 3001
Commissioned officer corps
§ 3002
Definitions
§ 3003
Authorized number on the active list
§ 3004
Strength and distribution in grade
§ 3005
Number of authorized commissioned officers
§ 3006
Obligated service requirement
§ 3007
Training and physical fitness
§ 3008
Cooperative aviation centers
§ 3009
Use of recruiting materials for public relations
§ 3010
Awards and decorations
§ 3021
Original appointments and reappointments
§ 3022
Personnel boards
§ 3023
Separation of ensigns found not fully qualified
§ 3024
Promotion by selection to permanent grades above lieutenant (junior grade)
§ 3025
Length of service for promotion purposes
§ 3026
Appointments and promotions to permanent grades
§ 3027
General qualification of officers for promotion to higher permanent grade
§ 3028
Positions of importance and responsibility
§ 3029
Temporary appointments
§ 3030
Temporary appointment or advancement of commissioned officers in time of war or national emergency
§ 3031
Pay and allowances; date of acceptance of promotion
§ 3032
Service credit as deck officer or junior engineer for promotion purposes
§ 3033
Suspension during war or emergency
§ 3034
Officer candidates
§ 3035
Procurement of personnel
§ 3036
Career flexibility to enhance retention of officers
§ 3041
Involuntary retirement or separation
§ 3042
Separation pay
§ 3043
Mandatory retirement for age
§ 3044
Retirement for length of service
§ 3045
Computation of retired pay
§ 3046
Retired grade and retired pay
§ 3047
Retired rank and pay held pursuant to other laws unaffected
§ 3048
Continuation on active duty; deferral of retirement
§ 3049
Recall to active duty
§ 3061
Cooperation with and transfer to military departments
§ 3062
Relative rank of officers when serving with Army, Navy, or Air Force
§ 3063
Rules and regulations when cooperating with military departments
§ 3071
Applicability of certain provisions of title 10
§ 3071a
Applicability of certain provisions of title 37
§ 3072
Eligibility for veterans benefits and other rights, privileges, immunities, and benefits under certain provisions of law
§ 3073
Medical and dental care
§ 3074
Commissary privileges
§ 3075
Authority to use appropriated funds for transportation and reimbursement of certain items
§ 3076
Presentation of United States flag upon retirement
§ 3077
Education loan repayment program
§ 3078
Interest payment program
§ 3079
Student pre-commissioning education assistance program
§ 3079a
Treatment of commission in commissioned officer corps as employment in Administration for purposes of certain hiring decisions
§ 3079b
Shore leave for professional mariners
§ 3079c
Eligibility of former officers to compete for certain positions
§ 3079–1
Repealed. Pub. L. 119–60, div. H, title LXXXIV, §8408(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1913
Chapter 44
OCEANS AND HUMAN HEALTH
§ 3101
Interagency oceans and human health research program
§ 3102
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Oceans and Human Health Initiative
§ 3103
Public information and outreach
§ 3104
Authorization of appropriations
Chapter 45
TSUNAMI WARNING AND EDUCATION
§ 3201
Definitions
§ 3202
Purposes
§ 3203
Tsunami forecasting and warning program
§ 3204
National tsunami hazard mitigation program
§ 3205
Tsunami research program
§ 3206
Global tsunami warning and mitigation network
§ 3206a
Tsunami Science and Technology Advisory Panel
§ 3207
Authorization of appropriations
§ 3208
Outreach responsibilities
Chapter 46
NATIONAL LEVEE SAFETY PROGRAM
§ 3301
Definitions
§ 3302
Committee on Levee Safety
§ 3303
Inventory and inspection of levees
§ 3303a
Levee safety initiative
§ 3303b
Reports
§ 3304
Limitations on statutory construction
§ 3305
Authorization of appropriations
§ 3306
Certain levee improvements
§ 3307
Assessment of Corps of Engineers levees
Chapter 47
OCEAN EXPLORATION
§ 3401
Purpose
§ 3402
Program established
§ 3403
Powers and duties of the Administrator
§ 3404
Education, workforce training, and outreach
§ 3405
Ocean Exploration Advisory Board
§ 3406
Authorization of appropriations
§ 3407
Definitions
§ 3408
National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization Council
Chapter 48
OCEAN AND COASTAL MAPPING INTEGRATION
§ 3501
Establishment of program
§ 3502
Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping
§ 3503
Biennial reports
§ 3504
NOAA joint ocean and coastal mapping centers
§ 3504a
Ocean and coastal mapping Federal funding opportunity
§ 3504b
Agreements and financial assistance
§ 3505
Effect on other laws
§ 3506
Authorization of appropriations
§ 3507
Definitions
Chapter 49
INTEGRATED COASTAL AND OCEAN OBSERVATION SYSTEM
§ 3601
Purposes
§ 3602
Definitions
§ 3603
Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observing System
§ 3604
Interagency financing and agreements
§ 3605
Application with other laws
§ 3606
Report to Congress
§ 3607
Public-private use policy
§ 3608
Repealed. Pub. L. 116–271, title I, §107(a), Dec. 31, 2020, 134 Stat. 3341
§ 3609
Intent of Congress
§ 3610
Authorization of appropriations
§ 3611
Assessing and modeling named storms over coastal States
§ 3612
Accelerating innovation at Cooperative Institutes
§ 3613
Blue Economy valuation
Chapter 50
FEDERAL OCEAN ACIDIFICATION RESEARCH AND MONITORING
§ 3701
Purposes
§ 3702
Definitions
§ 3703
Interagency working group
§ 3704
Strategic research plan
§ 3705
NOAA ocean acidification activities
§ 3706
NSF ocean acidification activities
§ 3707
NASA ocean acidification activities
§ 3708
Authorization of appropriations
Chapter 51
CLEAN HULLS
§ 3801
Definitions
§ 3802
Covered vessels
§ 3803
Administration and enforcement
§ 3804
Compliance with international law
§ 3805
Utilization of personnel, facilities or equipment of other Federal departments and agencies
§ 3821
Certificates
§ 3822
Declaration
§ 3823
Other compliance documentation
§ 3824
Process for considering additional controls
§ 3825
Scientific and technical research and monitoring; communication and information
§ 3826
Communication and exchange of information
§ 3841
Prohibitions
§ 3842
Investigations and inspections by Secretary
§ 3843
EPA enforcement
§ 3844
Additional authority of the Administrator
§ 3851
Criminal enforcement
§ 3852
Civil enforcement
§ 3853
Liability in rem
§ 3854
Vessel clearance or permits; refusal or revocation; bond or other surety
§ 3855
Warnings, detentions, dismissals, exclusion
§ 3856
Referrals for appropriate action by foreign country
§ 3857
Remedies not affected
Chapter 52
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION
§ 3901
Definitions
§ 3902
Authority to provide assistance
§ 3903
Applications
§ 3904
Eligible entities
§ 3905
Projects eligible for assistance
§ 3906
Activities eligible for assistance
§ 3907
Determination of eligibility and project selection
§ 3908
Secured loans
§ 3909
Program administration
§ 3910
State, tribal, and local permits
§ 3911
Regulations
§ 3912
Funding
§ 3913
Reports on program implementation
§ 3914
Requirements
§ 3915
Outreach plan
Chapter 53
HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM AND HYPOXIA RESEARCH AND CONTROL
§ 4001
Assessments
§ 4001a
Consultation required
§ 4002
National harmful algal bloom and hypoxia program
§ 4003
Comprehensive research plan and action strategy
§ 4004
Northern Gulf of Mexico hypoxia
§ 4004a
South Florida harmful algal blooms and hypoxia
§ 4005
Great Lakes hypoxia and harmful algal blooms
§ 4006
Protection of States' rights
§ 4007
Effect on other Federal authority
§ 4008
Definitions
§ 4009
Authorization of appropriations
§ 4010
Hypoxia or harmful algal bloom of national significance
Chapter 54
COMMERCIAL ENGAGEMENT THROUGH OCEAN TECHNOLOGY
§ 4101
Definitions
§ 4102
Coordination regarding assessment and acquisition by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of unmanned maritime systems
§ 4103
Regular assessment of unmanned maritime systems to support National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration missions
§ 4104
Acquisition of unmanned maritime systems
§ 4105
Reports on unmanned maritime systems and usage for mission of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
§ 4106
Funding and additional authorities
Chapter 55
SAVE OUR SEAS 2.0
§ 4201
Definitions
§ 4251
Incentive for fishermen to collect and dispose of plastic found at sea
§ 4261
Statement of policy on international cooperation to combat marine debris
§ 4262
Prioritization of efforts and assistance to combat marine debris and improve plastic waste management
§ 4263
United States leadership in international FORA
§ 4264
Enhancing international outreach and partnership of United States agencies involved in marine debris activities
§ 4265
Consideration of marine debris in negotiating international agreements
§ 4281
Strategy for improving post-consumer materials management and water management
§ 4282
Grant programs