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§631 Transfer of Property Between Projects

Title 33 › Chapter 12— RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY › Subchapter V— PROSECUTION OF WORK GENERALLY › § 631

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Army can temporarily move any equipment or property used on river and harbor improvement projects when they think it will make the work more efficient or less costly, and must make fair adjustments to charges and credits between the projects involved.

Full Legal Text

Title 33, §631

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The Secretary of the Army may direct a temporary transfer of any property employed in the improvement of rivers and harbors whenever, in his judgment, such transfer would secure efficient or economical results, and such adjustment in the way of charges and credits shall be made between the projects affected as may be equitable.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section is from part of section 5 of the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1902. The omitted part of that section is set out as section 558 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act
July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. section 205(a) of act
July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted “Title 10, Armed Forces” which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.

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Citation

33 U.S.C. § 631

Title 33Navigation and Navigable Waters

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60