{"identifier":"/us/usc/t33/s2211a","title":33,"num":"\u00a7\u202f2211a.","heading":"Preserving United States harbors","text":"\u00a7\u202f2211a.\nPreserving United States harbors\n(a)\nIn general\nUpon a request from a non-Federal interest, the Secretary shall review a report developed by the non-Federal interest that provides an economic justification for Federal investment in the operation and maintenance of a federally authorized harbor or inland harbor (referred to in this section as a \u201cfederally authorized harbor\u201d).\n(b)\nJustification of investment\nA report submitted under subsection (a) may provide for an economic justification of Federal investment in the operation and maintenance of a federally authorized harbor based on\u2014\n(1) the projected economic benefits, including transportation savings and job creation; and\n(2) other factors, including navigation safety, national security, and sustainability of subsistence harbors.\n(c)\nWritten response\nNot later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a report under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide to the non-Federal interest a written response to the report, including an assessment of the information provided by the non-Federal interest.\n(d)\nPrioritization\nAs the Secretary determines to be appropriate, the Secretary may use the information provided in the report under subsection (a) to justify additional operation and maintenance funding for a federally authorized harbor in accordance with\nsection 2211(b) of this title\n(e)\nLimitation on statutory construction\nNothing in this section may be construed to preclude the operation and maintenance of a federally authorized harbor under\nsection 2211(b) of this title","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t33/s2211a.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t33/s2211a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f2211a."},{"t":"heading","text":"Preserving United States harbors"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t33/s2211a/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In general"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Upon a request from a non-Federal interest, the Secretary shall review a report developed by the non-Federal interest that provides an economic justification for Federal investment in the operation and maintenance of a federally authorized harbor or inland harbor (referred to in this section as a \u201cfederally authorized harbor\u201d).","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t33/s2211a/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Justification of investment"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"A report submitted under subsection (a) may provide for an economic justification of Federal investment in the operation and maintenance of a federally authorized harbor based on\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t33/s2211a/b/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" the projected economic benefits, including transportation savings and job creation; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t33/s2211a/b/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" other factors, including navigation safety, national security, and sustainability of subsistence harbors.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t33/s2211a/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Written response"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a report under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide to the non-Federal interest a written response to the report, including an assessment of the information provided by the non-Federal interest.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t33/s2211a/d","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(d)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Prioritization"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"As the Secretary determines to be appropriate, the Secretary may use the information provided in the report under subsection (a) to justify additional operation and maintenance funding for a federally authorized harbor in accordance with ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 2211(b) of this title","href":"/us/usc/t33/s2211/b","tail":"."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t33/s2211a/e","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(e)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Limitation on statutory construction"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Nothing in this section may be construed to preclude the operation and maintenance of a federally authorized harbor under ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 2211(b) of this title","href":"/us/usc/t33/s2211/b","tail":"."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}