Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 36 — Water Resources Development
§ 2331. Use of continuing contracts for construction of certain projects
Statutory text
In general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not implement a fully allocated funding policy with respect to a water resource project if initiation of construction has occurred but sufficient funds are not available to complete the project.
Continuing contracts
The Secretary shall enter into a continuing contract for a project described in subsection (a).
Initiation of construction clarified
For the purposes of this section, initiation of construction for a project occurs on the date of enactment of an Act that appropriates funds for the project from 1 of the following appropriation accounts:
Construction, General.
Operation and Maintenance, General.
Flood Control, Mississippi River and Tributaries.
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.
Pub. L. 106–53 title II § 206 · 113 Stat. 269
Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 2331
(Pub. L. 106–53, title II, § 206, Aug. 17, 1999, 113 Stat. 286.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 106–53, title II, § 206, Aug. 17, 1999, 113 Stat. 286.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 206. USE OF CONTINUING CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN PROJECTS. (a) In General.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not implement a fully allocated funding policy with respect to a water resource project if initiation of construction has occurred but sufficient funds are not available to complete the project. (b) Continuing Contracts.— The Secretary shall enter into a continuing contract for a project described in subsection (a). (c) Initiation of Construction Clarified.— For the purposes of this section, initiation of construction for a project occurs on the date of enactment of an Act that appropriates funds for the project from 1 of the following appropriation accounts: (1) Construction, General. (2) Operation and Maintenance, General. (3) Flood Control, Mississippi River and Tributaries.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999, 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 Pub. L. 106–53, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.