Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§2290 Flood Control in Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
Title 33 › CHAPTER 36 — WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT › SUBCHAPTER V — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 2290
Summary
Allows the Secretary to use certain flood-control and shore-protection powers in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (33 U.S.C. 701s; 33 U.S.C. 701g, Aug. 28, 1937; 33 U.S.C. 701r; 33 U.S.C. 577; 33 U.S.C. 426g, Aug. 13, 1946; 33 U.S.C. 426i).
Full Legal Text
Title 33, §2290
Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Secretary is authorized to use the authority contained in section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s), section 2 of the Flood Control Act of August 28, 1937 (33 U.S.C. 701g), section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 701r), section 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577), section 3 of the Act entitled “An Act authorizing Federal participation in the cost of protecting the shores of publicly owned property”, approved August 13, 1946 (33 U.S.C. 426g), and section 111 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (33 U.S.C. 426i) in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Executive Documents
Termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, see note set out preceding section 1681 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
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Citation
33 U.S.C. § 2290
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102