Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73not60

§3304 Limitations on Statutory Construction

Title 33 › Chapter 46— NATIONAL LEVEE SAFETY PROGRAM › § 3304

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

It does not make the United States liable for damages, nor does it excuse levee owners or operators from their legal duties.

Full Legal Text

Navigation and Navigable Waters — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as—

(1)creating any liability of the United States or its officers or employees for the recovery of damages caused by an action or failure to act; or

(2)relieving an owner or operator of a levee of a legal duty, obligation, or liability incident to the ownership or operation of a levee.

Reference

Citation

33 U.S.C. § 3304

Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60