Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 12 — River and Harbor Improvements Generally
§ 605a. Mississippi River forecasting improvements
Statutory text
In general
The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, the Director of the United States Geological Survey, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Director of the National Weather Service, as applicable, shall improve forecasting on the Mississippi River by—
updating forecasting technology deployed on the Mississippi River and its tributaries through—
the construction of additional automated river gages;
the rehabilitation of existing automated and manual river gages; and
the replacement of manual river gages with automated gages, as the Secretary determines to be necessary;
constructing additional sedimentation ranges on the Mississippi River and its tributaries; and
deploying additional automatic identification system base stations at river gage sites.
Prioritization
In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall prioritize the sections of the Mississippi River on which additional and more reliable information would have the greatest impact on maintaining navigation on the Mississippi River.
Report
Not later than 1 year after , the Secretary shall submit to Congress and make publicly available a report on the activities carried out by the Secretary under this section.
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 Reform and Development Act of 2014
Pub. L. 113–121 title IV § 4002(a) · 128 Stat. 1193
Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 605a
(Pub. L. 113–121, title IV, § 4002(a), June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1308.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 113–121, title IV, § 4002(a), June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1308.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
(a) Mississippi River Forecasting Improvements.— (1) In general.— The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, the Director of the United States Geological Survey, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Director of the National Weather Service, as applicable, shall improve forecasting on the Mississippi River by— (A) updating forecasting technology deployed on the Mississippi River and its tributaries through— (i) the construction of additional automated river gages; (ii) the rehabilitation of existing automated and manual river gages; and (iii) the replacement of manual river gages with automated gages, as the Secretary determines to be necessary; (B) constructing additional sedimentation ranges on the Mississippi River and its tributaries; and (C) deploying additional automatic identification system base stations at river gage sites. (2) Prioritization.— In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall prioritize the sections of the Mississippi River on which additional and more reliable information would have the greatest impact on maintaining navigation on the Mississippi River. (3) Report.— Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress and make publicly available a report on the activities carried out by the Secretary under this subsection.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
“Secretary” Defined
Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 2 of Pub. L. 113–121, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.