§ 603a. Removal of snags and debris, and straightening, clearing, and protecting channels in navigable waters
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The Secretary of the Army is authorized to allot not to exceed $5,000,000 from any appropriations made prior to or after March 2, 1945, for any one fiscal year for improvement of rivers and harbors, for removing accumulated snags, obstructions, and other debris located in or adjacent to a Federal channel, and for protecting, clearing, and straightening channels in navigable harbors and navigable streams and tributaries thereof, when in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers such work is advisable in the interest of navigation, flood control, ecosystem restoration, or recreation.
(Mar. 2, 1945, ch. 19, § 3, 59 Stat. 23; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501; Pub. L. 99–662, title IX, § 915(g), Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4191; Pub. L. 114–322, title I, § 1164, Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1670; Pub. L. 117–263, div. H, title LXXXI, § 8381, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3828.)
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public-private-law
- Public Law 116-260Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
- Public Law 117-263James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
- Public Law 114-322Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act
- Public Law 115-270To provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to provide for water pollution control activities, and for other purposes.Oct
statute-compilations
- Sec. 2034INDEPENDENT PEER REVIEW
- Sec. 1164DEBRIS REMOVAL
- Sec. 3**[**[33 U.S.C. 603a](/us/usc/t33/s603a)**]** That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to allot not to exceed $5,000,000 from any appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for any one fiscal year for improvement of rivers and harbors, for removing accumulated snags, obstructions, and other debrislocated in or adjacent to a Federal channel, and for protecting, clearing, and straightening channels in navigable harbors and navigable streams and tributaries thereof, when in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers such work is advisable in the interest of navigation, flood control, ecosystem restoration, or recreation. The paragraph in section 1 of the River and Harbor Act approved July 25, 1912, relating to removal of temporary obstructions, as amended by section 3 of the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930, and section 3 of the River and Harbor Act approved October 17, 1940, is hereby repealed.
- Sec. 1210REPORT ON DEBRIS REMOVAL
- Sec. 8381DEBRIS REMOVAL
statutes-at-large
- Public Law 97–88Making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, and for other purposes
- Public Law 117–263To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 106–541To provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes
- Public Law 110–114To provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes
- Public Law 114–322To provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, and for other purposes
- Public Law 116–260Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, providing coronavirus emergency response and relief, and for other purposes
- Public Law 99–662To provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources and the improvement and rehabilitation of the Nation’s water resources infrastructure
- Public Law 104–303To provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes
- Public Law 115–270To provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to provide for water pollution control activities, and for other purposes
bill
- Sec. 1025Debris removal
- Sec. 1025Debris removal
- Sec. 1025Debris removal
- Sec. 1164Debris removal
- Sec. 1164Debris removal
- Sec. 3121Report on debris removal
- Sec. 3121Report on debris removal
- Sec. 1210Report on debris removal
- Sec. 1210Report on debris removal
- Sec. 130Report on debris removal
- Sec. 130Report on debris removal
- Sec. 130Report on debris removal
- Sec. 130Report on debris removal
- Sec. 225Report on debris removal
- Sec. 1087Annual debris removal
- Sec. 1087Annual debris removal
- Sec. 8381Debris removal
- Sec. 342Debris removal
- Sec. 329Debris removal
- Sec. 342Debris removal
- Sec. 334Debris removal
- Sec. 8381Debris removal
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- Mar. 2, 1945, ch. 19, § 3
- 59 Stat. 23
- July 26, 1947, ch. 343
- 61 Stat. 501
- Pub. L. 99–662, title IX, § 915(g)
- 100 Stat. 4191
- 130 Stat. 1670
- 136 Stat. 3828
- Pub. L. 99–662
- act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II
- act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
- 70A Stat. 641
- section 915(i) of Pub. L. 99–662
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§ 603a
Removal of snags and debris, and straightening, clearing, and protecting channels in navigable waters
Bills×22
Stat.×10
Stat. Comp.×5
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ActMar. 2, 1945, ch. 19, § 3
Stat.59 Stat. 23
ActJuly 26, 1947, ch. 343
Stat.61 Stat. 501
Pub. L.Pub. L. 99–662, title IX, § 915(g)
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