Title 33Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73

§626 Prosecution of work when appropriation in­sufficient

Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - PROSECUTION OF WORK GENERALLY › § 626

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Summary

Army Secretary may use appropriated or authorized funds for river and harbor work if insufficient, with Chief of Engineers' recommendation.

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Title 33, §626

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Whenever the appropriations made, or authorized to be made, for the completion of any river and harbor work shall prove insufficient therefor, the Secretary of the Army may, in his discretion, on the recommendation of the Chief of Engineers, apply the funds so appropriated or authorized to the prosecution of such work.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section is from part of section 8 of the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1912. The omitted part of such section 8 was set out in section 625 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act
July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. section 205(a) of act
July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted “Title 10, Armed Forces” which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army. Similar ProvisionsA similar provision was contained in act Mar. 2, 1907, ch. 2509, § 1, 34 Stat. 1073.

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33 U.S.C. § 626

Title 33Navigation and Navigable Waters

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73