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Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73not60

§426e–1 Shore Protection Projects

Title 33 › Chapter 9— PROTECTION OF NAVIGABLE WATERS AND OF HARBOR AND RIVER IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY › Subchapter I— IN GENERAL › § 426e–1

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The United States must promote beach nourishment to cut flood, hurricane, and storm damage. It must also support research and projects that protect, restore, and improve sandy beaches, including beach restoration and regular renourishment for a 50-year period, under the Act of July 3, 1930 (33 U.S.C. 426). Priority goes to places where the Federal Government already invested money or where Federal navigation projects or other Federal actions caused the need. The Secretary must apply this policy to every shore protection and beach renourishment project, including projects built before November 8, 2007.

Full Legal Text

Title 33, §426e–1

Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)In accordance with the Act of July 3, 1930 (33 U.S.C. 426) of this title, and notwithstanding administrative actions, it is the policy of the United States to promote beach nourishment for the purposes of flood damage reduction and hurricane and storm damage reduction and related research that encourage the protection, restoration, and enhancement of sandy beaches, including beach restoration and periodic beach renourishment for a period of 50 years, on a comprehensive and coordinated basis by the Federal Government, States, localities, and private enterprises.
(b)In carrying out the policy under subsection (a), preference shall be given to—
(1)areas in which there has been a Federal investment of funds for the purposes described in subsection (a); and
(2)areas with respect to which the need for prevention or mitigation of damage to shores and beaches is attributable to Federal navigation projects or other Federal activities.
(c)The Secretary shall apply the policy under subsection (a) to each shore protection and beach renourishment project (including shore protection and beach renourishment projects constructed before November 8, 2007).

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References in Text

The Act of
July 3, 1930, referred to in subsec. (a), is act
July 3, 1930, ch. 847, 46 Stat. 918. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

“Secretary” Defined Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 2 of Pub. L. 110–114, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.

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Citation

33 U.S.C. § 426e–1

Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60