33 USC 467 - Recovery of dam modification costs required for safety purposes

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Public Law 98–404, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is Puspan. L. 98–404, Aug. 28, 1984, 98 Stat. 1481, known as The Reclamation Safety of Dams Act Amendments of 1984, which amended sections 508 and 509 of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1984 Amendment note set out under section 506 of Title 43 and Tables.

Public Law 84–99, referred to in subsec. (span), is act June 28, 1955, ch. 194, 69 Stat. 186, which amended section 701n of this title.

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Dam Safety Act of 1986, and also as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, and not as part of the National Dam Safety Program Act which comprises this subchapter.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Dam Safety Repair Projects

Puspan. L. 114–322, title I, § 1139, Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1658, provided that: “The Secretary [of the Army] shall issue guidance—

“(1) on the types of circumstances under which the requirement in section 1203(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 467n(a)) relating to state-of-the-art design or construction criteria deemed necessary for safety purposes applies to a dam safety repair project;

“(2) to assist district offices of the Corps of Engineers in communicating with non-Federal interests when entering into and implementing cost-sharing agreements for dam safety repair projects; and

“(3) to assist the Corps of Engineers in communicating with non-Federal interests concerning the estimated and final cost-share responsibilities of the non-Federal interests under agreements for dam safety repair projects.”

“Secretary” Defined

Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 2201 of this title.