Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-110
§701b–16 Management of Flood Risk Reduction Projects
Title 33 › CHAPTER 15 — FLOOD CONTROL › § 701b–16
Summary
When local partners ask, the Secretary must manage two or more nearby flood control projects together for budget and management if it won't conflict with the projects' purposes. Work caused solely by a navigation project follows that navigation project's cost‑sharing rules and can use the combined program funds.
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Title 33, §701b–16
Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)In general
If 2 or more flood control projects are located within the same geographic area, the Secretary shall, at the request of the non-Federal interests for the affected projects, consider those projects as a single program for budgetary or project management purposes, if the Secretary determines that doing so would not be incompatible with the authorized project purposes.
(b)Cost share
(1)In general
If any work on a project to which subsection (a) applies is required solely because of impacts to that project from a navigation project, the cost of carrying out that work shall be shared in accordance with the cost-sharing requirements for the navigation project.
(2)Use of amounts
Work described in paragraph (1) may be carried out using amounts made available under subsection (a).
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
“Secretary” Defined Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 2 of Pub. L. 113–121, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.
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Citation
33 U.S.C. § 701b–16
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110