Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73not60
§549a Review of Navigation, Flood Control, and Water Supply Projects
Title 33 › Chapter 12— RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY › Subchapter I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 549a
Summary
The Army Secretary, through the Chief of Engineers, may review finished Corps of Engineers projects after major physical or economic changes. The Secretary must report suggestions to Congress to change the projects and protect the environment.
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Title 33, §549a
Navigation and Navigable Waters — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is authorized to review the operation of projects the construction of which has been completed and which were constructed by the Corps of Engineers in the interest of navigation, flood control, water supply, and related purposes, when found advisable due 11 So in original. Probably should be “due to”. the significantly changed physical or economic conditions, and to report thereon to Congress with recommendations on the advisability of modifying the structures or their operation, and for improving the quality of the environment in the overall public interest.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section is from Pub. L. 91–611, popularly known as the “Flood Control Act of 1970”.
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33 U.S.C. § 549a
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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