PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

Lets the Secretary of Commerce buy local debts and make loans up to 50 years so local governments or groups can pay their share of costs for rivers, harbors, navigation, flood control, hurricane protection, beach erosion control, and similar waterway projects when those projects are in areas that qualify for aid under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965. Up to $10,000,000 may be provided each fiscal year for this purpose for the year ending June 30, 1966, and for each fiscal year through the year ending June 30, 1970.

Title 33, §2220

Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Congressional declaration of policy; purchase of indebtedness and loans to local interests to meet contribution requirements

In the prosecution of projects for rivers and harbors and other waterways for the benefit of navigation, the control of destructive flood waters, hurricane protection, beach erosion control, and for other purposes, authorized to be prosecuted under the direction of the Secretary of the Army under the supervision of the Chief of Engineers in accordance with plans adopted and authorized by the Congress, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress, that whenever such projects are located wholly or partially within an area which is eligible for financial assistance under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 [42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.], the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to purchase evidences of indebtedness and to make loans for a period not exceeding fifty years to enable responsible local interests to meet the requirements of local cooperation pertaining to contributions toward the cost of construction of such projects within such areas.

(b)Authorization of appropriations

There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, not to exceed $10,000,000 per fiscal year for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, and for each fiscal year thereafter through and including the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 89–136, Aug. 26, 1965, 79 Stat. 552, which is classified generally to chapter 38 (§ 3121 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 3121 of Title 42 and Tables. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 3142a of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. Section was not enacted as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 which comprises this chapter.

§2220 Rivers and Harbors and Other Waterways Projects for Benefit of Navigation, Flood Control, Hurricane Protection, Beach Erosion Control, and Other Purposes