Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§467i Statutory Construction
Title 33 › CHAPTER 9 — PROTECTION OF NAVIGABLE WATERS AND OF HARBOR AND RIVER IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY › SUBCHAPTER VII — DAM INSPECTION PROGRAM › § 467i
Summary
It says the U.S. and its employees aren’t liable for damages from actions or failures under this part; dam owners still keep their legal duties; federal and state laws remain.
Full Legal Text
Title 33, §467i
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Nothing in this subchapter and no action or failure to act under this subchapter shall—
(1)create any liability in the United States or its officers or employees for the recovery of damages caused by such action or failure to act;
(2)relieve an owner or operator of a dam of the legal duties, obligations, or liabilities incident to the ownership or operation of the dam; or
(3)preempt any other Federal or State law.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 467i, Pub. L. 92–367, § 10, as added Pub. L. 99–662, title XII, § 1201(b), Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4262, related to consultation of Federal officers with State officials when dam operated or proposed by Federal agency is operated or proposed in a State, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–303, title II, § 215(c)(2), Oct. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 3685. A prior section 13 of Pub. L. 92–367 was renumbered section 14, and is classified to section 467j of this title. Another prior section 13 of Pub. L. 92–367 was classified to section 467l of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–303.
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Citation
33 U.S.C. § 467i
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102