Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73
§2290 Flood control in Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 36— - WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 2290
Summary
The Secretary may use federal flood-control and shore-protection powers in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands under specific Flood Control and River and Harbor Acts, including the Flood Control Acts of Aug. 28, 1937 and 1946, the Flood Control Act of 1948, the shore-protection law approved Aug. 13, 1946, and the River and Harbor Acts of 1960 and 1968.
Full Legal Text
Title 33, §2290
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The Secretary is authorized to use the authority contained in section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s), section 2 of the Flood Control Act of August 28, 1937 (33 U.S.C. 701g), section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 701r), section 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577), section 3 of the Act entitled “An Act authorizing Federal participation in the cost of protecting the shores of publicly owned property”, approved August 13, 1946 (33 U.S.C. 426g), and section 111 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (33 U.S.C. 426i) in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Executive Documents
Termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, see note set out preceding section 1681 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
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Citation
33 U.S.C. § 2290
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73