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Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73

§2211a Preserving United States harbors

Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 36— - WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - COST SHARING › § 2211a

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must look over a report sent by a non-Federal group that explains why the federal government should pay to operate and maintain a federally authorized harbor. The report can use expected economic gains like transportation savings and job creation, and other reasons such as navigation safety, national security, or keeping subsistence harbors usable. Within 180 days of getting the report, the Secretary must send a written reply that evaluates the information. The Secretary can use the report to support extra operation and maintenance funding under existing law, and this process does not stop operation or maintenance already allowed by law.

Full Legal Text

Title 33, §2211a

Navigation and Navigable Waters — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Upon a request from a non-Federal interest, the Secretary shall review a report developed by the non-Federal interest that provides an economic justification for Federal investment in the operation and maintenance of a federally authorized harbor or inland harbor (referred to in this section as a “federally authorized harbor”).
(b)A report submitted under subsection (a) may provide for an economic justification of Federal investment in the operation and maintenance of a federally authorized harbor based on—
(1)the projected economic benefits, including transportation savings and job creation; and
(2)other factors, including navigation safety, national security, and sustainability of subsistence harbors.
(c)Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a report under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide to the non-Federal interest a written response to the report, including an assessment of the information provided by the non-Federal interest.
(d)As the Secretary determines to be appropriate, the Secretary may use the information provided in the report under subsection (a) to justify additional operation and maintenance funding for a federally authorized harbor in accordance with section 2211(b) of this title.
(e)Nothing in this section may be construed to preclude the operation and maintenance of a federally authorized harbor under section 2211(b) of this title.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014, 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 2 of Pub. L. 113–121, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

33 U.S.C. § 2211a

Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73