Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§621 By What Methods River and Harbor Work May Be Authorized to Be Prosecuted
Title 33 › CHAPTER 12 — RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY › SUBCHAPTER V — PROSECUTION OF WORK GENERALLY › § 621
Summary
Congress can carry out public work on canals, rivers, and harbors by using one-time government payments, by using contracts that run over many years, or by using both ways together.
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Title 33, §621
Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Any public work on canals, rivers, and harbors adopted by Congress may be prosecuted by direct appropriations, by continuing contracts, or by both direct appropriations and continuing contracts.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section is from the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1922.
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33 U.S.C. § 621
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102