Skip to content

Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters

Chapter 12 — River and Harbor Improvements Generally

§ 544c. Minority group participation in construction of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway project; annual report to Congress

Statutory text

The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is directed to make a maximum effort to assure the full participation of members of minority groups, living in the States participating in the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority, in the construction of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway project, including actions to encourage the use, wherever possible, of minority owned firms.

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 1976

    Pub. L. 94–587 § 185 · 90 Stat. 2917

    Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 544c

    Pub. L. 94–587, § 185, Oct. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 2941

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 94–587, § 185, Oct. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 2941

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 185. The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway project construction, minority groups participation. 33 USC 544c. Report to Congress. Engineers, is directed to make a maximum effort to assure the full participation of members of minority groups, living in the States participating in the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority, in the construction of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway project, including actions to encourage the use. wherever possible, of minority owned firms. The Chief of Engineers is directed to report, on July 1 of each year to the Congress on the implementation of this section, together with recommendation for any legislation that may be needed to assure the fuller and more equitable participation of members of minority groups in this project or others under the direction of the Secretary.

  2. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996

    Pub. L. 104–106 div. A title X § 1064(e) · 110 Stat. 186

    Struck · 33 U.S.C. § 544c

    Pub. L. 104–106 struck out at end “The Chief of Engineers is directed to report on July 1 of each year to the Congress on the implementation of this section, together with recommendation for any legislation that may be needed to assure the fuller and more equitable participation of members of minority groups in this project or others under the direction of the Secretary.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 104–106 struck out at end “The Chief of Engineers is directed to report on July 1 of each year to the Congress on the implementation of this section, together with recommendation for any legislation that may be needed to assure the fuller and more equitable participation of members of minority groups in this project or others under the direction of the Secretary.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (e) Annual Report on Construction of Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway.— Section 185 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 (33 U.S.C. 544c) is amended by striking out the second sentence.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1996—Pub. L. 104–106 struck out at end “The Chief of Engineers is directed to report on July 1 of each year to the Congress on the implementation of this section, together with recommendation for any legislation that may be needed to assure the fuller and more equitable participation of members of minority groups in this project or others under the direction of the Secretary.”

Credits

1976–1996 · 2 acts
  1. 1976Pub. L. 94–587, § 185, , 90 Stat. 2941
  2. 1996Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title X, § 1064(e), , 110 Stat. 445.
Show as published

(Pub. L. 94–587, § 185, , 90 Stat. 2941; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title X, § 1064(e), , 110 Stat. 445.)

Parsed from the official OLRC USLM XML in data/usc_all/usc33.xml · release point 119-108 · OLRC build 2026-04-17

USLM identifier /us/usc/t33/s544c