§ 2270. Subsurface drain systems research and development

Statutory text

Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Engineer Research and Development Center and, where appropriate, in consultation with other Federal agencies, shall carry out research and development activities relating to the use of subsurface drain systems as—

a flood risk-reduction measure; or

a coastal storm risk-reduction measure.

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.

2020
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021
Pub. L. 116–260 div. AA title II § 227 · 134 Stat. 1182
Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 2270
(Pub. L. 116–260, div. AA, title II, § 227, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2698.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 116–260, div. AA, title II, § 227, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2698.)
Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 227. Of the funds made available for defense-related activities under the heading “Coast Guard—Operations and Support”, up to $190,000,000 that are used for enduring overseas missions in support of the global fight against terror may be reallocated by program, project, and activity, notwithstanding section 503 of this Act.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020, and not as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 which comprises this chapter.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

“Secretary” Defined

Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 2 of div. AA of Pub. L. 116–260, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.

Credits

(Pub. L. 116–260, div. AA, title II, § 227, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2698.)