Source: https://law.justia.com/codes/us/2015/title-33/chapter-15/sec.-701a-1/
Timestamp: 2019-05-22 03:45:01
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 701', '§2', '§205', '§403', '§ 701', '§701', '§2', '§205', '§403']

33 U.S.C. § 701a-1 (2015) - "Flood control" defined; jurisdiction of Federal investigations :: Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters (Sections 1 - 4009) - US Code :: Justia
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Sec. 701a-1 - Flood control" defined; jurisdiction of Federal investigations
Contains section 701a-1
Source Credit Dec. 22, 1944, ch. 665, §2, 58 Stat. 889; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, §205(a), 61 Stat. 501; Pub. L. 99-662, title IV, §403, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4133.
Statutes at Large References 58 Stat. 889
100 Stat. 4133
33 U.S.C. § 701a-1 (2015)
§701a–1. "Flood control" defined; jurisdiction of Federal investigations
The words "flood control" as used in section 701a of this title, shall be construed to include channel and major drainage improvements and flood prevention improvements for protection from groundwater-induced damages, and Federal investigations and improvements of rivers and other waterways for flood control and allied purposes shall be under the jurisdiction of and shall be prosecuted by the Department of the Army under the direction of the Secretary of the Army and supervision of the Chief of Engineers, and Federal investigations of watersheds and measures for run-off and water-flow retardation and soil-erosion prevention on watersheds shall be under the jurisdiction of and shall be prosecuted by the Department of Agriculture under the direction of the Secretary of Agriculture, except as otherwise provided by Act of Congress.
(Dec. 22, 1944, ch. 665, §2, 58 Stat. 889; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, §205(a), 61 Stat. 501; Pub. L. 99–662, title IV, §403, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4133.)
1986—Pub. L. 99–662 inserted "and flood prevention improvements for protection from groundwater-induced damages" after "drainage improvements".
Authority of Secretary of Agriculture under this section as unaffected by repeal of Secretary's authority under section 701b of this title, see section 7 of act Aug. 4, 1954, set out as a note under section 701b of this title.