CHAPTER 12 — River and Harbor Improvements Generally
132 sections.
SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS 86 sections
- § 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 — Repealed.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 — Repealed.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 — Repealed.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 — Repealed.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
- § 558b–1. — Application to authorized works of flood control
- § 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
- § 567b–1. — Amended compact
- § 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
- § 579c–1. — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–260, div. AA, title III, § 360(f), 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. — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–260, div. AA, title III, § 360(e), 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
- § 579d–2. — Deauthorization of inactive projects
- § 579e. — Access to real estate data
- § 579f. — Budgetary evaluation metrics and transparency; public participation
- § 579g. — Annual reports
SUBCHAPTER II — PAY AND ALLOWANCES; TRAVELING EXPENSES AND SUBSISTENCE 6 sections
- § 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
- §§ 584, 584a. — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 647, 648
- § 585. — Reserve component training at water resources development projects
SUBCHAPTER III — ACQUISITION OF LAND AND MATERIALS 12 sections
- § 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
SUBCHAPTER IV — PARTICULAR WORK OR IMPROVEMENTS 13 sections
- § 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
SUBCHAPTER V — PROSECUTION OF WORK GENERALLY 15 sections
- § 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