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33 U.S.C. § 708 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 708. Sale of surplus waters for domestic and industrial uses; disposition of moneys
The Secretary of the Army is authorized to make contracts with States, municipalities, private concerns, or individuals, at such prices and on such terms as he may deem reasonable, for domestic and industrial uses for surplus water that may be available at any reservoir under the control of the Department of the Army: Provided, That no contracts for such water shall adversely affect then existing lawful uses of such water. All moneys received from such contracts shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts.
(Dec. 22, 1944, ch. 665, § 6, 58 Stat. 890; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501; May 23, 1952, ch. 328, § 1(a), 66 Stat. 93.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1952—Act May 23, 1952, revived and reenacted section.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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 Section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641.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: Repeals
text: Act May 23, 1952, § 1(b), repealed paragraph (59) of section 1 of act Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, 65 Stat. 703, which had previously repealed this section.
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: For transfer of certain personal property and functions relating thereto, insofar as they pertain to Air Force, from Secretary of the Army and Department of the Army to Secretary of the Air Force and Department of the Air Force, see Secretary of Defense Transfer Order No. 39, eff. May 18, 1949, and 40 [App. B (98)], July 22, 1949.
heading: Section as Unaffected by Submerged Lands Act
text: Provisions of this section as not amended, modified or repealed by the Submerged Lands Act, see section 1303 of Title 43, Public Lands.
heading: Conversion of Surplus Water Agreements
text: Pub. L. 114–322, title I, § 1174, Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1673, provided that: “For the purposes of section 6 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 890, chapter 665; 33 U.S.C. 708), in any case in which a water supply agreement with a duration of 30 years or longer was predicated on water that was surplus to a purpose and provided for the complete payment of the actual investment costs of storage to be used, and that purpose is no longer authorized as of the date of enactment of this section [Dec. 16, 2016], the Secretary [of the Army] shall provide to the non-Federal entity an opportunity to convert the agreement to a permanent storage agreement in accordance with section 301 of the Water Supply Act of 1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b), with the same payment terms incorporated in the agreement.”
33 U.S.C. § 709 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 709. Regulations for use of storage waters; application to Tennessee Valley Authority
On and after December 22, 1944, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Army to prescribe regulations for the use of storage allocated for flood control or navigation at all reservoirs constructed wholly or in part with Federal funds provided on the basis of such purposes, and the operation of any such project shall be in accordance with such regulations: Provided, That this section shall not apply to the Tennessee Valley Authority, except that in case of danger from floods on the Lower Ohio and Mississippi Rivers the Tennessee Valley Authority is directed to regulate the release of water from the Tennessee River into the Ohio River in accordance with such instructions as may be issued by the Department of the Army.
(Dec. 22, 1944, ch. 665, § 7, 58 Stat. 890; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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: Section as Unaffected by Submerged Lands Act
text: Provisions of this section as not amended, modified or repealed by the Submerged Lands Act, see section 1303 of Title 43, Public Lands.
33 U.S.C. § 709b (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 709b. Flood hazard information
The Secretary, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Administrator of the Soil Conservation Service shall take necessary actions, including the posting and distribution of information and the preparation and distribution of educational materials and programs, to ensure that information relating to flood hazard areas is generally available to the public.
(Pub. L. 99–662, title IX, § 944, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4200; Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 612(c), Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1410.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Change of Name
text: “Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency” substituted for “Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency” in text on authority of section 612(c) of Pub. L. 109–295, set out as a note under section 313 of Title 6, Domestic Security. Any reference to the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in title VI of Pub. L. 109–295 or an amendment by title VI to be considered to refer and apply to the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency until Mar. 31, 2007, see section 612(f)(2) of Pub. L. 109–295, set out as a note under section 313 of Title 6.
heading: “Secretary” Defined
text: Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 2201 of this title.
33 U.S.C. § 709c (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 709c. Emergency communication of risk
(a) Definitions
In this section:
(1) Affected government
The term “affected government” means a State, local, or tribal government with jurisdiction over an area that will be affected by a flood.
(2) Annual operating plan
The term “annual operating plan” means a plan prepared by the Secretary that describes potential water condition scenarios for a river basin for a year.
(b) Communication
In any river basin where the Secretary carries out flood risk management activities subject to an annual operating plan, the Secretary shall establish procedures for providing the public and affected governments, including Indian tribes, in the river basin with—
(1) timely information regarding expected water levels;
(2) advice regarding appropriate preparedness actions;
(3) technical assistance; and
(4) any other information or assistance determined appropriate by the Secretary.
(c) Public availability of information
To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall make the information required under subsection (b) available to the public through widely used and readily available means, including on the Internet.
(d) Procedures
The Secretary shall use the procedures established under subsection (b) only when precipitation or runoff exceeds those calculations considered as the lowest risk to life and property contemplated by the annual operating plan.
(Pub. L. 113–121, title III, § 3027, June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1305.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: “Secretary” Defined
text: Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 2 of Pub. L. 113–121, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.
33 U.S.C. § 711...715 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§§ 711 to 715. Omitted
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Sections related to the establishment of the Bureau of Lighthouses in the Department of Commerce. The Bureau of Lighthouses and its functions were transferred to and consolidated with the Coast Guard in the Department of the Treasury to be administered as a part thereof by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, § 2(a), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1432, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Further provision to perfect the consolidation of the Lighthouse Service with the Coast Guard by authorizing the commissioning, appointment, and enlistment in the Coast Guard, of certain officers and employees of the Lighthouse Service, was made by act Aug. 5, 1939, ch. 477, 53 Stat. 1216.
Section 711, acts June 17, 1910, ch. 301, § 4, 36 Stat. 537; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736; June 5, 1920, ch. 264, § 2, 41 Stat. 1059; July 3, 1930, ch. 850, 46 Stat. 1003; Aug. 16, 1937, ch. 665, § 4, 50 Stat. 667, related to establishment of Bureau of Lighthouses, personnel, salaries, and annual reports.
Act June 5, 1920, ch. 264, § 2, 41 Stat. 1059, formerly classified to section 711 of this title, was repealed by Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 644.
Section 712, acts July 27, 1912, ch. 255, § 2, 37 Stat. 239; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736, authorized designation of acting commissioner.
Section 713, acts June 17, 1910, ch. 301, § 10, 36 Stat. 538; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736, related to regulations for Lighthouse Service.
Section 714, acts June 17, 1910, ch. 301, § 6, 36 Stat. 538; acts Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736, transferred duties of Lighthouse Board to Commissioner of Lighthouses.
Section 715, act June 17, 1910, ch. 301, § 5, 36 Stat. 537, related to transfer of employees.
33 U.S.C. § 716 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 716. Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 20, 63 Stat. 561
text: Section, acts June 17, 1910, ch. 301, § 9, 36 Stat. 538; July 27, 1939, ch. 388, § 1, 53 Stat. 1130, related to employment of temporary draftsmen. See section 902 of Title 14, Coast Guard.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal effective first day of third month after approval by President [Aug. 4, 1949], see section 19 of act Aug. 4, 1949, set out as an Effective Date note preceding chapter 1 of Title 14, Coast Guard.
33 U.S.C. § 717 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 717. Detail of Army engineers as construction aids
The President may detail officers of the Engineer Corps of the United States Army for consultation or to superintend the construction or repair of any aid to navigation authorized by Congress.
(June 17, 1910, ch. 301, § 11, 36 Stat. 539.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: This section was enacted as part of section 11 of act June 17, 1910, which also enacted section 743 of this title.
33 U.S.C. § 718 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 718. Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 20, 63 Stat. 561
text: Section, act Feb. 26, 1907, ch. 1638, § 6, 34 Stat. 997, related to traveling expenses of Army and Navy officers.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal effective first day of third month after approval by President [Aug. 4, 1949], see section 19 of act Aug. 4, 1949, set out as an Effective Date note preceding chapter 1 of Title 14, Coast Guard.
33 U.S.C. § 719 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 719. Omitted
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section, R.S. § 4679, provided that no additional salary should be allowed to any civil, military, or naval officer on account of his being employed in the Light-House Board, or being in any manner attached to the light-house service. The functions of the Light-House Board and all employees of or in the Light-House Board or the Light-House Establishment, except army and navy officers, were transferred to the Bureau of Lighthouses by act June 17, 1910, ch. 301, §§ 5, 6, 36 Stat. 537. The Bureau of Lighthouses was transferred to and consolidated in the Coast Guard by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, § 2(a), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1432, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Act Aug. 5, 1939, ch. 477, 53 Stat. 1216, provided for the commissioning or enlistment in the Coast Guard of former employees of the Bureau of Lighthouses.
(NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§§ 720, 720a. Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 20, 63 Stat. 561
text: Section 720, acts June 17, 1910, ch. 301, § 7, 36 Stat. 538; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736, related to general control by Commandant of Coast Guard. See section 541 of Title 14, Coast Guard.
text: Section 720a, act Aug. 16, 1937, ch. 665, § 3, 50 Stat. 667, related to establishment and maintenance of aids to navigation in certain waters. See section 541 of Title 14, Coast Guard.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal effective first day of third month after approval by President [Aug. 4, 1949], see section 19 of act Aug. 4, 1949, set out as an Effective Date note preceding chapter 1 of Title 14, Coast Guard.
33 U.S.C. § 721 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 721. Omitted
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section, acts June 17, 1910, ch. 301, § 4, 36 Stat. 537; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736; Aug. 16, 1937, ch. 665, § 4, 50 Stat. 667, gave Commissioner the power to settle damage claims up to $500. These duties and functions of Commissioner of Lighthouses were taken over by Commandant of Coast Guard under Reorg. Plan II of 1939, § 2(a), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1432, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
33 U.S.C. § 721a...724 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§§ 721a to 724. Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 20, 63 Stat. 561
text: Section 721a, acts Aug. 16, 1937, ch. 665, § 2, 50 Stat. 667; July 11, 1941, ch. 290, § 2, 55 Stat. 585, related to deposit of damage payments and disbursement. See section 546 of Title 14, Coast Guard.
text: Section 722, acts July 7, 1884, ch. 332, 23 Stat. 198; June 17, 1910, ch. 301, § 6, 36 Stat. 538, related to necessity for contract for expenditure of appropriations.
text: Section 723, act Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 299, § 1, 35 Stat. 973, related to proposals for repair of vessels and specifications.
text: Section 724, acts June 17, 1910, ch. 301, § 8, 36 Stat. 538; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736, related to contracts for materials and necessity for public letting.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal effective first day of third month after approval by President [Aug. 4, 1949], see section 19 of act Aug. 4, 1949, set out as an Effective Date note preceding chapter 1 of Title 14, Coast Guard.
33 U.S.C. § 726 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 726. Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 20, 63 Stat. 561
text: Section, act Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 168, 37 Stat. 1018, related to procurement of supplies and equipment for special works of Lighthouse Service. See section 940 of Title 14, Coast Guard.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal effective first day of third month after approval by the President [Aug. 4, 1949], see section 19 of act Aug. 19, 1949, set out as an Effective Date note preceding chapter 1 of Title 14, Coast Guard.
33 U.S.C. § 727 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 727. Lighthouse and other sites; necessity for cession by State of jurisdiction
No lighthouse, beacon, public piers, or landmark, shall be built or erected on any site until cession of jurisdiction over the same has been made to the United States.
(R.S. § 4661.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: R.S. § 4661 derived from act Mar. 3, 1821, ch. 52, § 3, 3 Stat. 644.
33 U.S.C. § 728 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 728. Sufficiency of cession by State; service of State process in lands ceded
A cession by a State of jurisdiction over a place selected as the site of a lighthouse, or other structure or work, shall be deemed sufficient within section 727 of this title, notwithstanding it contains a reservation that process issued under authority of such State may continue to be served within such place. And notwithstanding any such cession of jurisdiction contains no such reservation, all process may be served and executed within the place ceded, in the same manner as if no cession had been made.
(R.S. § 4662.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: R.S. § 4662 derived from act Mar. 2, 1795, ch. 40, §§ 1, 2, 1 Stat. 426.
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§§ 729, 730. Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 20, 63 Stat. 561
text: Section 729, acts June 17, 1910, ch. 301, § 9, 36 Stat. 538; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736, related to purchase by Commandant of sites for lighthouses. See sections 501(f) and 902 of Title 14, Coast Guard.
text: Section 730, acts Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 168, 37 Stat. 1018; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736; Oct. 22, 1913, ch. 32, 38 Stat. 225, related to purchase of additional land for lighthouses and depots. See section 501(f) of Title 14.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal effective first day of third month after approval by President [Aug. 4, 1949], see section 19 of act Aug. 19, 1949, set out as an Effective Date note preceding chapter 1 of Title 14, Coast Guard.
33 U.S.C. § 730a (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 730a. Sites for pierhead beacons
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized whenever he shall deem it advisable, to acquire, by donation or purchase in behalf of the United States, the right to use and occupy sites for pierhead beacons the establishment of which has been, or shall hereafter be, authorized by Congress.
(Mar. 3, 1875, ch. 130, § 1, 18 Stat. 372; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 2(a), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1432; Pub. L. 89–670, § 6(b)(1), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 938.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section is based on last paragraph under heading “FOR LIFE-SAVING AND LIFE-BOAT STATIONS” of act Mar. 3, 1875, ch. 130, 18 Stat. 372, insofar as such paragraph provided for the right to use and occupy sites for pier-head beacons. Provisions of such paragraph relating to the right to use and occupy sites for Coast Guard Stations and houses of refuge were classified to section 96 of former Title 14, Coast Guard, and were repealed by act Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 20, 63 Stat. 561, and restated as section 92(f) of Title 14, Coast Guard. Section 92(f) of Title 14 was subsequently renumbered section 501(f) of Title 14.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
Coast Guard transferred to Department of Transportation, and all functions, powers, and duties relating to Coast Guard of Secretary of the Treasury and of other officers and offices of Department of the Treasury transferred to Secretary of Transportation by Pub. L. 89–670, § 6(b)(1), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 938. Section 6(b)(2) of Pub. L. 89–670, however, provided that notwithstanding such transfer of functions, Coast Guard shall operate as part of Navy in time of war or when President directs as provided in former section 3 (now 103) of Title 14, Coast Guard. See section 108 of Title 49, Transportation.
heading: Executive Documents
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: Bureau of Lighthouses and its functions transferred and consolidated with Coast Guard by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, § 2(a), set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
(NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§§ 731, 732. Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 20, 63 Stat. 561
text: Section 731, acts Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 299, § 1, 35 Stat. 972; June 17, 1910, ch. 301, § 6, 36 Stat. 538, related to lease of sites for temporary lights. See section 501 of Title 14, Coast Guard.
text: Section 732, acts Aug. 28, 1916, ch. 414, § 2, 39 Stat. 538; July 11, 1941, ch. 290, § 1, 55 Stat. 584, related to exchange of right-of-way pertaining to Coast Guard. See section 501 of Title 14.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal effective first day of third month after approval by President [Aug. 4, 1949], see section 19 of act Aug. 4, 1949, set out as an Effective Date note preceding chapter 1 of Title 14, Coast Guard.
33 U.S.C. § 733 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 733. Transferred
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section, R.S. § 355; June 28, 1930, ch. 710, 46 Stat. 828; Feb. 1, 1940, ch. 18, 54 Stat. 19; Oct. 9, 1940, ch. 793, 54 Stat. 1083; Sept. 1, 1970, Pub. L. 91–393, § 1, 84 Stat. 835, which related to approval of title prior to Federal land purchases, payment of title expenses, application to Tennessee Valley Authority, and Federal jurisdiction over acquisitions, was transferred to section 255 of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, and was repealed and reenacted as sections 3111 and 3112 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, §§ 1, 6(b), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062, 1304; Pub. L. 108–178, § 2(a)(8), Dec. 15, 2003, 117 Stat. 2638.
33 U.S.C. § 734 (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS)
§ 734. Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 20, 63 Stat. 561
text: Section, R.S. § 4678, related to coloring and numbering buoys.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal effective first day of third month after approval by President [Aug. 4, 1949], see section 19 of act Aug. 4, 1949, set out as an Effective Date note preceding chapter 1 of Title 14, Coast Guard.