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33 U.S.C. § 566 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 566. Improvement by or under authority of State of New Jersey
Authority is given to the State of New Jersey, or, through it, to any commission, individual, corporation, or municipality, singly or collectively, designated by the legislature of said State, or by a commission appointed or authorized by said legislature, to improve the channels on the New Jersey seacoast, or any portion of said coast, or the waters adjacent thereto, lying between thirty-eight degrees fifty-six minutes and forty degrees twenty minutes north latitude, by dredging, or by the construction of piers, jetties, or breakwaters, or other river and harbor work of any description or nature adapted to attain the ends now pursued by the United States Government for the advantage of said coast or the relief of commerce: Provided, That such operations shall not encroach upon those portions of said coast, or the channels adjacent thereto, for which the United States Government may undertake similar work according to its own plans: And provided, That the plans for said work shall be placed on file with the Chief of Engineers of the Department of the Army for thirty days, during which time he is authorized to disapprove said plans and forbid such work if, in his judgment, the improvements when completed will interfere with navigation or with any works of the United States Government commenced or proposed to be made: Provided further, That no tolls or other charges upon commerce shall be imposed by those making such improvements: And provided further, That this section shall not be construed as affecting in any way the jurisdiction and control of the Federal Government over any waters that may be improved in pursuance of the provisions thereof, nor as exempting such waters from the operation of the laws heretofore or hereafter enacted by Congress for the preservation and protection of navigable waters. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this section is expressly reserved.
(June 30, 1906, ch. 3923, §§ 1, 2, 34 Stat. 800; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)
heading: Change of Name
text: Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted “Title 10, Armed Forces” which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.
33 U.S.C. § 567 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 567. Navigation and flood control improvements by Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota
Congress consents that the States of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, or any two of them, may enter into any agreement or agreements with each other to aid in improving navigation and to prevent and control floods on boundary waters of said States and the waters tributary thereto. And said States, or any two of them, may agree with each other upon any project or projects for the purpose of making such improvements, and upon the amount of money to be contributed by each to carry out such projects. The Secretary of the Army is authorized and directed to make a survey of any project proposed, as aforesaid, by said States, or any two of them, to determine the feasibility and practicability thereof and the expenses of carrying the same into effect and what share of such expenses should be borne by the respective States, local interests, or by the National Government. If the Secretary of the Army approves any such projects, he may authorize the States to make such improvements at their own expense, but under his supervision.
(Aug. 8, 1917, ch. 49, § 5, 40 Stat. 266; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)
heading: Codification
text: Section is from a part of section 5 of act Aug. 8, 1917, which act was popularly known as the “Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act for 1917”. The omitted part of such section read as follows: “That the sum of $25,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of enabling the Secretary of War to make the surveys and estimates herein contemplated.”
heading: Change of Name
text: Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted “Title 10, Armed Forces” which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.
33 U.S.C. § 567a (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 567a. Flood and pollution control compacts between certain States
The consent of the Congress of the United States is given to the States of Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee, and Ohio, or any two or more of them, to negotiate and enter into agreements or compacts for conserving and regulating the flow, lessening flood damage, removing sources of pollution of the waters thereof, or making other public improvements on any rivers or streams whose drainage basins lie within any two or more of the said States.
No such compact or agreement shall be binding or obligatory upon any State a party thereto unless and until it has been approved by the legislatures of each of the States whose assent is contemplated by the terms of the compact or agreement and by the Congress.
(June 8, 1936, ch. 542, §§ 1, 2, 49 Stat. 1490.)
heading: Approval of Compact by Congress
text: Act July 11, 1940, ch. 581, 54 Stat. 752, provided in part that: “The consent and approval of Congress is hereby given to an interstate compact relating to the control and reduction of the pollution of the streams of the Ohio River drainage basin negotiated and entered into or to be entered into under authority of Public Resolution Numbered 104, Seventy-fourth Congress, approved June 8, 1936, [this section] and now ratified by the States of New York, Illinois, Kentucky, and Indiana, and by the State of Ohio (whose ratification is to go into effect at the time at which the States of New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia enter into said compact as parties and signatory States), also by the State of West Virginia (whose ratification is to go into effect at the time at which the States of New York, Ohio, Virginia, and Pennsylvania enter into said compact as parties and signatory States) * * *.”
“Sec. 2. Without further submission of said compact, the consent of Congress is hereby given to the State of Virginia or any other State with waters in the Ohio River drainage basin, entering into said compact as a signatory State and party in addition to the States therein named or any of them.
“Sec. 3. The commissioners to represent the United States, as provided in article IV of said compact, shall be appointed by the President.
“Sec. 4. Nothing contained in this Act or in the compact herein approved shall be construed as impairing or affecting the sovereignty of the United States or any of its rights or jurisdiction in and over the area or waters which are the subject of such compact.
“Sec. 5. The right to alter, amend, or repeal the provisions of section 1 is hereby expressly reserved.”
33 U.S.C. § 567b (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 567b. Pollution of Potomac drainage basin; control by State compacts
The consent of Congress is given to the States of Maryland and West Virginia and the Commonwealths of Virginia and Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia to enter into the compact to create a Potomac Valley Conservancy District and to establish an Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin: Provided, That nothing contained in such compact shall be construed as impairing or in any manner affecting any right or jurisdiction of the United States in and over the region which forms the subject of this compact.
(July 11, 1940, ch. 579, 54 Stat. 748.)
33 U.S.C. § 567b–1 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 567b–1. Amended compact
The consent of Congress is hereby given to the States of Maryland and West Virginia and the Commonwealths of Virginia and Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia to adopt the aforementioned amendments and enter into the amended compact hereinbefore recited and every part and article thereof: Provided, That nothing contained in such amended compact shall be construed as impairing or in any manner affecting any right or jurisdiction of the United States in and over the region which forms the subject of this compact: And provided further, That the consent herein given does not extend to section (F)(2) of article II of the amended compact.
(Pub. L. 91–407, § 1, Sept. 25, 1970, 84 Stat. 860.)
heading: References in Text
text: The amended compact, referred to in text, is set out in 84 Stat. 856 to 860.
33 U.S.C. § 568 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 568. Limitation on power of committee of Congress to consider projects
No project shall be considered by any committee of Congress with a view to its adoption, except with a view to a survey, if five years have elapsed since a report upon a survey of such project has been submitted to Congress pursuant to law.
(Sept. 22, 1922, ch. 427, § 9, 42 Stat. 1043.)
heading: Codification
text: Section is from act Sept. 22, 1922, popularly known as the “Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1918”.
33 U.S.C. § 569 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 569. Personal equipment for employees; use of funds for purpose
Funds heretofore or hereafter appropriated for rivers and harbors to be expended under the supervision of the Secretary of the Army shall be available for expenditure in the purchase of such personal equipment for employees as in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers are essential for the efficient prosecution of the works.
(Jan. 21, 1927, ch. 47, § 5(b), 44 Stat. 1021; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)
heading: Change of Name
text: Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted “Title 10, Armed Forces” which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: For transfer of certain functions insofar as they pertain to Air Force, and to extent that they were not previously transferred to Secretary of the Air Force and Department of the Air Force from Secretary of the Army and Department of the Army, see Secretary of Defense Transfer Order No. 40, July 22, 1949.
33 U.S.C. § 569a (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 569a. Temporary employment of experts or consultants; compensation
The Chief of Engineers is authorized to procure the temporary or intermittent services of experts or consultants or organizations thereof in connection with civil functions of the Corps of Engineers without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5: Provided, That individuals so engaged may be paid at rates not to exceed the daily equivalent of the rate for GS–18 for each day of their services.
(July 3, 1930, ch. 847, § 6, 46 Stat. 948; May 17, 1950, ch. 188, title I, § 105, 64 Stat. 168; Pub. L. 91–611, title I, § 104, Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1819.)
heading: Codification
text: “Chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5” substituted in text for “the Classification Act as amended” on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
heading: Amendments
text: 1970—Pub. L. 91–611 substituted provision that compensation “may be paid at rates not to exceed the daily equivalent of the rate for GS–18 for each day of their services” for “shall not be paid in excess of $100 per day for their services”.
1950—Act May 17, 1950, amended section generally, providing for employment of experts and consultants and omitting provisions relating to stenographic assistance.
heading: References in Other Laws to GS–16, 17, or 18 Pay Rates
text: References in laws to the rates of pay for GS–16, 17, or 18, or to maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I, § 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101–509, set out in a note under section 5376 of Title 5.
33 U.S.C. § 569b (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 569b. Contracts; architect and engineering services; surveying and mapping services
Contracts for architect and engineering services, and surveying and mapping services, shall be awarded by the Chief of Engineers in accordance with title IX of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949.1
(Pub. L. 98–63, title I, § 101, July 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 311.)
heading: References in Text
text: The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, referred to in text, is act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, 63 Stat. 377. Title IX of the Act, which was classified generally to subchapter VI (§ 541 et seq.) of chapter 10 of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, was repealed and reenacted by Pub. L. 107–217, §§ 1, 6(b), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062, 1304, as chapter 11 (§ 1101 et seq.) of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works. For disposition of sections of former Title 40 to revised Title 40, see Table preceding section 101 of Title 40. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
33 U.S.C. § 569c (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 569c. Services of volunteers
The United States Army Chief of Engineers may accept the services of volunteers and provide for their incidental expenses to carry out any activity of the Army Corps of Engineers except policy-making or law or regulatory enforcement. Such volunteers shall not be employees of the United States Government except for the purposes of (1) chapter 171 of title 28, relating to tort claims, and (2) chapter 81 of title 5, relating to compensation for work injuries.
(Pub. L. 98–63, title I, § 101, July 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 312.)
33 U.S.C. § 569d (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 569d. Safety award and promotional materials
(a) Promotion of safety program
(1) Procurement of promotional materials
The Secretary is authorized to procure materials that, in the judgment of the Secretary, are necessary to promote the Corps of Engineers safety program.
(2) Distribution of materials to employees
The items purchased pursuant to this subsection shall be distributed to employees of the Corps of Engineers to advance the goals of the safety program.
(b) Employee recognition
The Secretary is authorized to incur necessary expenses for the honorary recognition of the outstanding safety performance of employees of the Corps of Engineers. Such recognition may be in the form of certificates, plaques, cash, or other forms of awards.
(c) Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated $350,000 for each fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1992, for carrying out the purposes of this section.
(Pub. L. 102–580, title II, § 210, Oct. 31, 1992, 106 Stat. 4830.)
heading: “Secretary” Defined
text: Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 3 of Pub. L. 102–580, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.
33 U.S.C. § 569e (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 569e. Use of private sector resources in surveying and mapping
To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall make use of private sector resources in carrying out surveying and mapping activities in the Civil Works Program of the Corps of Engineers.
(Pub. L. 102–580, title II, § 212, Oct. 31, 1992, 106 Stat. 4831.)
heading: “Secretary” Defined
text: Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 3 of Pub. L. 102–580, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.
33 U.S.C. § 569f (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 569f. Debarment of persons convicted of fraudulent use of “Made in America” labels
If the Secretary determines that a person has been convicted of intentionally affixing a label bearing a “Made in America” inscription to any product sold in or shipped to the United States which is not made in the United States and which is used in a civil works project of the Secretary, the Secretary shall debar the person from contracting with the Federal Government for a period of not less than 3 years and not more than 5 years. For purposes of this section, the term “debar” has the meaning that term has under section 2393(c) of title 10.
(Pub. L. 102–580, title II, § 226, Oct. 31, 1992, 106 Stat. 4838.)
heading: “Secretary” Defined
text: Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 3 of Pub. L. 102–580, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.
33 U.S.C. § 570 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 570. Default in contract; disposition of amounts collected
Any amounts collected from defaulting contractors or their sureties under contracts entered into in connection with river and harbor or flood-control work prosecuted by the Engineer Department, whether collected in cash or by deduction from amounts otherwise due such contractors, hereafter shall be credited in each case to the appropriation under which the contract was made.
(Aug. 30, 1935, ch. 831, § 8, 49 Stat. 1048.)
33 U.S.C. § 571 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 571. Crediting reimbursements for lost, stolen, or damaged property
Any amounts collected from any person, persons, or corporations as a reimbursement for lost, stolen, or damaged property, purchased in connection with river and harbor or flood-control work prosecuted under the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers, whether collected in cash or by deduction from amounts otherwise due such person, persons, or corporations, hereafter shall be credited in each case to the appropriation that bore the cost of purchase, repair, or replacement of the lost, stolen, or damaged property.
(June 20, 1938, ch. 535, § 4, 52 Stat. 805; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)
heading: Codification
text: Section is also set out as section 701k of this title.
heading: Change of Name
text: Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted “Title 10, Armed Forces” which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.
33 U.S.C. § 572 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 572. Collection and removal of drift in Baltimore Harbor
On and after July 30, 1948, direct allotments from appropriations for the maintenance and improvement of existing river and harbor works, or from other available appropriations, may be made by the Secretary of the Army for the collection and removal of drift in Baltimore Harbor and its tributary waters, and this work shall be carried out as a separate and distinct project.
(June 30, 1948, ch. 771, title I, § 102, 62 Stat. 1173.)
33 U.S.C. § 573 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 573. Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 656
text: Section, act May 17, 1950, ch. 188, title I, § 111, 64 Stat. 170, provided that section 607 of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945, as amended [former 5 U.S.C. 947], should not be construed to prevent employment of additional personnel.
33 U.S.C. § 574 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 574. Omitted
heading: Codification
text: Section, act Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, ch. IX, § 101, 64 Stat. 726, which related to availability of appropriation for payments to school districts, was from the Civil Functions Appropriation Act, 1951, and was not repeated in subsequent appropriation acts.
33 U.S.C. § 574a (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 574a. Training funds
(a) In general
The Secretary may include individuals not employed by the Department of the Army in training classes and courses offered by the Corps of Engineers in any case in which the Secretary determines that it is in the best interest of the Federal Government to include those individuals as participants.
(b) Expenses
(1) In general
An individual not employed by the Department of the Army attending a training class or course described in subsection (a) shall pay the full cost of the training provided to the individual.
(2) Payments
Payments made by an individual for training received under paragraph (1), up to the actual cost of the training—
(A) may be retained by the Secretary;
(B) shall be credited to an appropriations account used for paying training costs; and
(C) shall be available for use by the Secretary, without further appropriation, for training purposes.
(3) Excess amounts
Any payments received under paragraph (2) that are in excess of the actual cost of training provided shall be credited as miscellaneous receipts to the Treasury of the United States.
(Pub. L. 110–114, title II, § 2016, Nov. 8, 2007, 121 Stat. 1076.)
heading: “Secretary” Defined
text: Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 2 of Pub. L. 110–114, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.
33 U.S.C. § 575 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 575. Availability of appropriations for expenses incident to operation of power boats or vessels; expenses defined; certification of expenditures
On and after July 31, 1947, no appropriation under the Corps of Engineers shall be available for any expenses incident to operating any power-driven boat or vessel on other than Government business, and that Government business shall be construed to include transportation, lodging, and subsistence on inspection trips of Federal and State officials, having a public interest in authorized or proposed improvements for river and harbor and flood control, and any expenses incurred therefor shall be chargeable to river and harbor and flood control appropriations heretofore or hereafter made under rules and regulations to be prescribed by the Chief of Engineers: Provided, That such expenditures shall be certified by the Division Engineer as necessary and proper expenditures.
(July 31, 1947, ch. 411, § 1, 61 Stat. 688.)
heading: Codification
text: Section is also set out as section 701b–9 of this title.
Section was formerly classified to sections 190a and 199 of Title 10 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 10, Armed Forces, by act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 1, 70A Stat. 1.
33 U.S.C. § 576a (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 576a. Purchase of passenger motor vehicles by Corps of Engineers
On and after March 4, 1933, the provisions of section 1343 of title 31 shall be construed as applying to the Corps of Engineers as to the purchase of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles.
(Mar. 4, 1933, ch. 281, title II, § 1, 47 Stat. 1599.)
heading: Codification
text: “Section 1343 of title 31” substituted in text for “section 5 of the Act of July 16, 1914 (U.S.C., title 5, sec. 78)” on authority of Pub. L. 97–258, § 4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and Finance.
Section was formerly classified to section 638b of Title 31 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 31, Money and Finance, by Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 877.
Section was also formerly classified to section 78a of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.