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Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters

Chapter 36 — Water Resources Development

§ 2289. Urban and rural flood control frequency

Statutory text

In the preparation of feasibility reports for projects for flood damage prevention in urban and rural areas, the Secretary may consider and evaluate measures to reduce or eliminate damages from flooding without regard to frequency of flooding, drainage area, and amount of runoff. This section shall apply with respect to any project, or separable element thereof, the Federal share of the cost of which is less than $3,000,000.

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. Pub. L. 99–662 title IX § 914 · 100 Stat. 4082

    Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 2289

    (Pub. L. 99–662, title IX, § 914, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4190.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 99–662, title IX, § 914, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4190.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 914. URBAN AND RURAL FLOOD CONTROL FREQUENCY. In the preparation of feasibility reports for projects for flood damage prevention in urban and rural areas, the Secretary may consider and evaluate measures to reduce or eliminate damages from flooding without regard to frequency of flooding, drainage area, and amount of runoff. This section shall apply with respect to any project, or separable element thereof, the Federal share of the cost of which is less than $3,000,000.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 99–662, title IX, § 914, , 100 Stat. 4190.)

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