Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§2299 Acquisition of Beach Fill
Title 33 › CHAPTER 36 — WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT › SUBCHAPTER V — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 2299
Summary
Despite laws, the Secretary may get and use foreign fill for authorized beach nourishment when U.S. sources are unavailable environmentally or economically.
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Title 33, §2299
Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any case in which the use of fill material for beach erosion and beach nourishment is authorized as a purpose of an authorized water resources project, the Secretary is authorized to acquire by purchase, exchange, or otherwise from nondomestic sources and utilize such material for such purposes if such materials are not available from domestic sources for environmental or economic reasons.
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33 U.S.C. § 2299
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102