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Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters

Chapter 36 — Water Resources Development

§ 2295a. Policy and technical standards

Statutory text

Every 5 years, the Secretary shall revise, rescind, or certify as current, as applicable, each policy and technical standards publication for the civil works programs of the Corps of Engineers, including each engineer regulation, engineer circular, engineer manual, engineer pamphlet, engineer technical letter, planning guidance letter, policy guidance letter, planning bulletin, and engineering and construction bulletin.

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 Development Act of 2022

    Pub. L. 117–263 div. H title LXXXI § 8140 · 136 Stat. 2395

    Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 2295a

    (Pub. L. 117–263, div. H, title LXXXI, § 8140, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3723.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 117–263, div. H, title LXXXI, § 8140, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3723.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 8140. POLICY AND TECHNICAL STANDARDS.   Every Deadline. Revision. Rescission. Certification. 5 years, the Secretary shall revise, rescind, or certify as current, as applicable, each policy and technical standards publication for the civil works programs of the Corps of Engineers, including each engineer regulation, engineer circular, engineer manual, engineer pamphlet, engineer technical letter, planning guidance letter, policy guidance letter, planning bulletin, and engineering and construction bulletin.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022, and also as part of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, 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 8002 of Pub. L. 117–263, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.

Credits

(Pub. L. 117–263, div. H, title LXXXI, § 8140, , 136 Stat. 3723.)

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