Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73not60
§3910 State, Tribal, and Local Permits
Title 33 › Chapter 52— WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION › § 3910
Summary
When the federal government gives money for a project, the person or group getting the money must still get any State, local, or tribal permits or approvals needed. Federal funding does not stop those governments from approving or controlling how much return private investors can earn on the project. It also does not replace or override any State, local, or tribal law or rule about building or running the project.
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Title 33, §3910
Navigation and Navigable Waters — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The provision of financial assistance for a project under this chapter shall not—
(1)relieve any recipient of the assistance of any obligation to obtain any required State, local, or tribal permit or approval with respect to the project;
(2)limit the right of any unit of State, local, or tribal government to approve or regulate any rate of return on private equity invested in the project; or
(3)otherwise supersede any State, local, or tribal law (including any regulation) applicable to the construction or operation of the project.
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Citation
33 U.S.C. § 3910
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60