CHAPTER 15 — Flood Control
104 sections.
- § 701. — Flood control generally
- § 701–1. — Declaration of policy of 1944 act
- § 701a. — Declaration of policy of 1936 act
- § 701a–1. — “Flood control” defined; jurisdiction of Federal investigations
- § 701b. — Supervision of Secretary of the Army; reclamation projects unaffected
- § 701b–1. — Transfer of jurisdiction in certain cases to Department of Agriculture
- § 701b–2. — Cooperation by Secretaries of the Army and Agriculture; expenditures
- § 701b–3. — Examinations and surveys; availability of appropriations
- § 701b–4. — Administration of surveys; number authorized; reports
- § 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
- § 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 — Repealed.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
- § 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
- § 701c–1. — Acquirement of titles for certain projects and to lands, easements, rights-of-way; reimbursement of local agencies
- § 701c–2. — Acquisition and sale of land
- § 701c–3. — Lease receipts; payment of portion to States
- § 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
- § 701f–1. — Additional authorization
- § 701f–2. — Funds for specific and authorized projects merged with and accounted for under regular annual appropriation
- § 701f–3. — Expenditure in watersheds of funds appropriated for flood prevention purposes
- § 701g. — Removal of obstructions; clearing channels
- § 701h. — Contributions by States, political subdivisions, and other non-Federal interests
- § 701h–1. — Contributions by States and political subdivisions for immediate use on authorized flood-control work; repayment
- § 701h–2. — No adverse effect on processes
- § 701h–3. — State contribution of funds for certain operation and maintenance costs
- § 701h–4. — Acceptance of funds for harbor dredging
- § 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
- §§ 701l, 701l–1. — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 650, 656
- § 701m. — Insufficient Congressional authorization; preparations for and modification of project
- § 701n. — Emergency response to natural disasters
- § 701n–1. — Biennial report to Congress
- § 701n–2. — Monthly report to Congress
- § 701n–3. — Permanent measures to reduce emergency flood fighting needs for communities subject to repetitive flooding
- § 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
- § 701q–1. — Repair and restoration of embankments
- § 701r. — Protection of highways, bridge approaches, lighthouses, public works, and nonprofit public services
- § 701r–1. — Utilization of public roads
- § 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
- § 702a–1. — Modification of project of 1927; adoption
- § 702a–1a. — Further modification of 1927 project; adoption; appropriation
- § 702a–1b. — Further modification; adoption
- § 702a–2. — Abandonment of Boeuf Floodway
- § 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
- § 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
- § 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
- § 702d–1. — Bonnet Carre Spillway and Floodway; rights-of-way, etc., over lands
- § 702e. — Maps for project; preparation
- § 702f. — Expenditures for earlier projects
- § 702g. — Appropriation for emergency fund
- § 702g–1. — Additional appropriation for emergency fund
- § 702h. — Prosecution of project by Mississippi River Commission; president of commission; salaries
- § 702h–1. — Transferred
- § 702i. — Certain sections applicable to property and rights acquired or constructed
- § 702j. — Projects relating to tributary streams; report to Congress; appropriation
- § 702j–1. — Saint Francis and Yazoo Rivers; lands and easements; alteration of highways; cooperation of States
- § 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. — Surveys below Cape Girardeau, Missouri; resurvey of levee in Tennessee
- § 702k–1. — Authorization of appropriation
- § 702k–2. — Separability
- § 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