Chapter 1761. Providing for the restoration or maintenance of channels, or of river and harbor improvements, and for other purposes

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CHAP. 1761.— An Act Providing for the restoration or maintenance of channels, or of river and harbor improvements, and for other purposes. April 28, 1904.[[H. R. 14754](/us/bill/58/hr/14754).][[Public, No. 193](/us/pl/58/193).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That, in view of the fact that River and Harbor appropriation. Preservation of existing works. *Post,* p. 1148.no general river and harbor bill is to be enacted during the present session, and in view of the necessity of temporary provision for the preservation of existing work, the sum of three million dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be immediately available and Appropriation immediately available.to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers, for the following purposes and under the limitations herein set forth, to wit:

For the restoration or Channels.452maintenance of channels, or of river and harbor improvements, established or made by the Government, where the usual depth of such channels or customary use of such improvement has become, or may be, impaired and there is no sufficient fund available for such restoration or maintenance, with a view to preserve in their normal condition *Provisos.* Allotments. Vol. 32, p. 331. Restriction.of efficiency existing channels and improvements: *Provided,* That allotments from the amount herein named shall be made by the Secretary of War, and no such allotment shall be made unless the necessity for such restoration or maintenance shall have arisen since the passage of the river and harbor Act of June thirteenth, nineteen hundred and two, and the same shall be recommended by the local engineer having such channel or improvement in charge and the Chief of Engineers, Maximum.respectively: *Provided further,* That no single channel or improvement shall be allotted a sum greater than fifty thousand dollars, nor Exception.any portion of the said appropriation, unless the same is necessary in the interest of navigation or to protect and preserve any existing Government work in the interest of navigation.

Use of former appropriations. Sec. 2. That in all cases in which appropriations or authorizations have heretofore been made for the completion of river and harbor works the Secretary of War may in his discretion, on the recommendation of the Chief of Engineers, apply such amounts as have been appropriated or authorized for the prosecution of such work. Mississippi River. Repairing damages to levees. Sec. 3. That in order to repair the damage caused by the flood of nineteen hundred and throe, and to restore and continue the improvement in the levee system of the Mississippi Cairo to Head of the Passes.

Contracts. Vol. 32, p. 366.River interrupted by that flood, the Secretary of War may, as recommended by the Mississippi River Commission, enter into contract or contracts for levee work upon the Mississippi River between Cairo and the Head of the Passes during the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and five, to the extent of one million dollars, to be paid for out of the appropriation for that stretch of the river, authorized by the river and harbor Use of former appropriation.Act of nineteen hundred and two, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, when the appropriation for the last-named fiscal year shall become available.

Dredges on Great Lakes, etc. Net to be used without specific appropriation. Sec. 4. That no appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for improving harbors and deepening channels shall be used for the construction of Government dredges for use on the Great Lakes or on the Atlantic coast north of Cape Henry unless there shall be a specific *Proviso.* Exception.appropriation for that purpose: *Provided further,* That this pro-vision shall not apply to any dredge the construction of which has heretofore been authorized by the Secretary of War.

Approved, April 28, 1904. Making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and five, and for other purposes. Chapter 1762 33 Stat. 452 1904-04-28 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-03-31 58 2 public

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