Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73
§2331a Initiating work on separable elements
Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 36— - WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 2331a
Summary
Projects funded in the past 6 years may start separate parts without new starts or investment decisions; the work remains ongoing.
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Title 33, §2331a
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With respect to a water resources development project that has received construction funds in the previous 6-year period, for purposes of initiating work on a separable element of the project—
(1)no new start or new investment decision shall be required; and
(2)the work shall be treated as ongoing work.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016, and also as part of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act, also known as the WIIN Act, and not as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 which comprises this chapter.
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33 U.S.C. § 2331a
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73