Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 36 — Water Resources Development
§ 2353. Structural health monitoring
Statutory text
In general
The Secretary shall design and develop a structural health monitoring program to assess and improve the condition of infrastructure constructed and maintained by the Corps of Engineers, including research, design, and development of systems and frameworks for—
response to flood and earthquake events;
predisaster mitigation measures;
lengthening the useful life of the infrastructure; and
identifying risks due to sea level rise.
Consultation and considerations
In developing the program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—
consult with academic and other experts; and
consider models for maintenance and repair information, the development of degradation models for real-time measurements and environmental inputs, and research on qualitative inspection data as surrogate sensors.
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.
Water Resources Development Act of 2016
Pub. L. 114–322 title I § 1151 · 130 Stat. 1628
Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 2353
(Pub. L. 114–322, title I, § 1151, Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1661.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 114–322, title I, § 1151, Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1661.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 1151. STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING. (a) In General.— The Secretary shall design and develop a structural health monitoring program to assess and improve the condition of infrastructure constructed and maintained by the Corps of Engineers, including research, design, and development of systems and frameworks for— (1) response to flood and earthquake events; (2) predisaster mitigation measures; (3) lengthening the useful life of the infrastructure; and (4) identifying risks due to sea level rise. (b) Consultation and Considerations.— In developing the program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— (1) consult with academic and other experts; and (2) consider models for maintenance and repair information, the development of degradation models for real-time measurements and environmental inputs, and research on qualitative inspection data as surrogate sensors.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016, and also as part of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act, also known as the WIIN Act, 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 1002 of Pub. L. 114–322, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.