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Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters

Chapter 36 — Water Resources Development

§ 2224. Crediting authority for federally authorized navigation projects

Statutory text

A non-Federal interest may carry out operation and maintenance activities for an authorized navigation project, subject to the condition that the non-Federal interest complies with all Federal laws and regulations applicable to such operation and maintenance activities, and may receive credit for the costs incurred by the non-Federal interest in carrying out such activities towards the share of construction costs of that non-Federal interest for another element of the same project or another authorized navigation project, except that in no instance may such credit exceed 20 percent of the total costs associated with construction of the general navigation features of the project for which such credit may be applied pursuant to this section.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014

    Pub. L. 113–121 title I § 1021 · 128 Stat. 1193

    Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 2224

    (Pub. L. 113–121, title I, § 1021, June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1228.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 113–121, title I, § 1021, June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1228.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 1021. CREDITING AUTHORITY FOR FEDERALLY AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS.   A non-Federal interest may carry out operation and maintenance activities for an authorized navigation project, subject to the condition that the non-Federal interest complies with all Federal laws and regulations applicable to such operation and maintenance activities, and may receive credit for the costs incurred by the non-Federal interest in carrying out such activities towards the share of construction costs of that non-Federal interest for another element of the same project or another authorized navigation project, except that in no instance may such credit exceed 20 percent of the total costs associated with construction of the general navigation features of the project for which such credit may be applied pursuant to this section.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014, and not as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 which comprises this chapter.

Credits

(Pub. L. 113–121, title I, § 1021, , 128 Stat. 1228.)

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