Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73
§2316 Environmental protection mission
Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 36— - WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 2316
Summary
The Secretary must make environmental protection a main mission for the Corps of Engineers for water projects. It does not change the Corps' current powers, pending permit applications or lawsuits, or how permit-review rules are applied.
Full Legal Text
Title 33, §2316
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(a)The Secretary shall include environmental protection as one of the primary missions of the Corps of Engineers in planning, designing, constructing, operating, and maintaining water resources projects.
(b)Nothing in this section affects—
(1)existing Corps of Engineers’ authorities, including its authorities with respect to navigation and flood control;
(2)pending Corps of Engineers permit applications or pending lawsuits involving permits or water resources projects; or
(3)the application of public interest review procedures for Corps of Engineers permits.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990, 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. 101–640, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.
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Citation
33 U.S.C. § 2316
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73