33 U.S.C. § 2238a: Estimate of harbor…

Summary

From FY2014 on, the President’s budget under 31 U.S.C. 1105 must include two estimates: the nationwide percent of authorized channel depth and width that would be available from harbor maintenance funded by the request; and the annual Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund amount needed to reach 95% in three years.

Title 33, §2238a

Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

For fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter, the President’s budget request submitted pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, shall include—

(1)an estimate of the nationwide average availability, expressed as a percentage, of the authorized depth and authorized width of all navigation channels authorized to be maintained using appropriations from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund that would result from harbor maintenance activities to be funded by the budget request; and

(2)an estimate of the average annual amount of appropriations from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund that would be required to increase that average availability to 95 percent over a 3-year period.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, also known as the MAP–21, and not as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 which comprises this chapter.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 2012, see section 3(a) of Pub. L. 112–141, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 2012 Amendment note under section 101 of Title 23, Highways.

§2238a Estimate of Harbor Maintenance Needs