§400 — Title 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary must, within 1 year after June 10, 2014, post the rules used to decide how to prioritize annual funding for continuing authority program projects in the Federal Register and on a public website. The Secretary must also, within 1 year after that date and every year after, post a status report for each continuing authority program. Each report must give the name and a short description of each active project, the estimated cost to finish each active project, and the money available for each program that fiscal year. When the Secretary posts these items, a copy must go to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. “Continuing authority program” means any of the authorities listed by these laws: sections 701s, 426i, 2330, 2309a, 577, 426g, 701r, section 103 of the River and Harbor Act of 1962 (Public Law 87–874), 2326(e), 701b–8a, and 610(a).

Title 33, §400

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(1)In this section, the term “continuing authority program” means 1 of the following authorities:

(A)section 701s of this title.

(B)section 426i of this title.

(C)section 2330 of this title.

(D)section 2309a of this title.

(E)section 577 of this title.

(F)section 426g of this title.

(G)section 701r of this title.

(H)section 103 of the River and Harbor Act of 1962 (Public Law 87–874; 76 Stat. 1178).

(I)section 2326(e) of this title.

(J)section 701b–8a of this title.

(K)section 610(a) of this title.

(2)Not later than 1 year after June 10, 2014, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register and on a publicly available website, the criteria the Secretary uses for prioritizing annual funding for continuing authority program projects.

(3)Not later than 1 year after June 10, 2014, and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register and on a publicly available website, a report on the status of each continuing authority program, which, at a minimum, shall include—

(A)the name and a short description of each active continuing authority program project;

(B)the cost estimate to complete each active project; and

(C)the funding available in that fiscal year for each continuing authority program.

(4)On publication in the Federal Register under paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a copy of all information published under those paragraphs.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 103 of the River and Harbor Act of 1962, referred to in par. (1)(H), is section 103 of Pub. L. 87–874, title I, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1178. section 103(a)(1)–(3) of Pub. L. 87–874 amended section 426e of this title. section 103(a)(4) of Pub. L. 87–874 amended section 426f and 426g of this title. section 103(b) of Pub. L. 87–874 is set out as a note under section 426 of this title. section 103(c) of Pub. L. 87–874 is not classified to the Code.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

“Secretary” Defined Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 2 of Pub. L. 113–121, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.

§400 Continuing Authority Programs