Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§426–3 Transfer of Functions of Beach Erosion Board
Title 33 › CHAPTER 9 — PROTECTION OF NAVIGABLE WATERS AND OF HARBOR AND RIVER IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY › SUBCHAPTER I — IN GENERAL › § 426–3
Summary
All duties of the Beach Erosion Board that involve reviewing investigation reports about erosion of coastal and lake shores and about protecting those shores are moved to the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors.
Full Legal Text
Title 33, §426–3
Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
All functions of the Beach Erosion Board pertaining to review of reports of investigations made concerning erosion of the shores of coastal and lake waters, and the protection of such shores, are hereby transferred to the Board established by section 541 of this title, referred to as the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Termination of Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors and Reassignment of Duties and Responsibilities For termination of Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors 180 days after Oct. 31, 1992, and reassignment of duties and responsibilities by Secretary of Army, see section 223 of Pub. L. 102–580, set out as a note under section 541 of this title. Abolition of Beach Erosion Board section 1 of Pub. L. 88–172 abolished Beach Erosion Board, and is set out as a note under section 426 of this title. For transfer of certain functions of Board to Coastal Engineering Research Center, see section 426–1 of this title.
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Citation
33 U.S.C. § 426–3
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102