Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73
§2331 Use of continuing contracts for construction of certain projects
Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 36— - WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 2331
Summary
Secretary may not use a fully allocated funding policy for water projects that have begun but do not have enough money to finish, and must enter a continuing contract. "Initiation of construction" means the date an Act provides funds from Construction, General; Operation and Maintenance, General; Flood Control, Mississippi River and Tributaries.
Full Legal Text
Title 33, §2331
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(a)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not implement a fully allocated funding policy with respect to a water resource project if initiation of construction has occurred but sufficient funds are not available to complete the project.
(b)The Secretary shall enter into a continuing contract for a project described in subsection (a).
(c)For the purposes of this section, initiation of construction for a project occurs on the date of enactment of an Act that appropriates funds for the project from 1 of the following appropriation accounts:
(1)Construction, General.
(2)Operation and Maintenance, General.
(3)Flood Control, Mississippi River and Tributaries.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999, 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. 106–53, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.
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Citation
33 U.S.C. § 2331
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73