Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73
§2325 Voluntary contributions for environmental and recreation projects
Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 36— - WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 2325
Summary
Secretary may accept money, materials, or services from others (not the project sponsor) for environmental or recreational water projects. Cash must be deposited into the Treasury account "Contributions and Advances, Rivers and Harbors, Corps of Engineers (8862)" and used until spent.
Full Legal Text
Title 33, §2325
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(a)In connection with carrying out a water resources project for environmental protection and restoration or a water resources project for recreation, the Secretary is authorized to accept contributions of cash, funds, materials, and services from persons, including governmental entities but excluding the project sponsor.
(b)Any cash or funds received by the Secretary under subsection (a) shall be deposited into the account in the Treasury of the United States entitled “Contributions and Advances, Rivers and Harbors, Corps of Engineers (8862)” and shall be available until expended to carry out water resources projects described in subsection (a).
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992, and not as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 which comprises this chapter.
Amendments
1996—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–303 substituted “(8862)” for “(8662)”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
“Secretary” Defined Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 3 of Pub. L. 102–580, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
33 U.S.C. § 2325
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73