Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§2216 Rate of Interest
Title 33 › CHAPTER 36 — WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT › SUBCHAPTER I — COST SHARING › § 2216
Summary
Non‑Federal parties repaying costs over time must pay interest. The Treasury Secretary sets the rate using average yields on similar U.S. marketable securities from the month before the fiscal year costs are incurred (or before recalculation) and adds one‑eighth of one percentage point; hydroelectric rates follow separate law.
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Title 33, §2216
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Whenever a non-Federal interest is required or elects to repay an amount under this Act over a period of time, the amount to be repaid shall include interest at a rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration the average market yields on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States with remaining periods to maturity comparable to the reimbursement period, during the month preceding the fiscal year in which costs for the construction of the project are first incurred (or in the case of recalculation the fiscal year in which the recalculation is made), plus a premium of one-eighth of one percentage point for transaction costs; except that such rates for hydroelectric power shall be in accordance with existing law.
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This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 99–662, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4082, known as the Water Resources Development Act of 1986. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 2201 of this title and Tables.
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33 U.S.C. § 2216
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102