33 U.S.C. § 701d: Compacts between States…

Summary

Two or more States may make agreements for flood-control projects on streams crossing state lines. They can decide how to share and provide money for construction, upkeep, damages, and buying land or rights. The Secretary of the Army must approve the arrangement. Most agreements also need Congress to approve them before they start. One exception is if the agreement says the Department of the Army will pay and do all the work; then States may keep small sums for taxes and State offices.

Title 33, §701d

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The consent of Congress is given to any two or more States to enter into compacts or agreements in connection with any project or operation authorized by this Act for flood control or the prevention of damage to life or property by reason of floods upon any stream or streams and their tributaries which lie in two or more such States, for the purpose of providing, in such manner and such proportion as may be agreed upon by such States and approved by the Secretary of the Army, funds for construction and maintenance, for the payment of damages, and for the purchase of rights-of-way, lands, and easements in connection with such project or operation. No such compact or agreement shall become effective without the further consent or ratification of Congress, except a compact or agreement which provides that all money to be expended pursuant thereto and all work to be performed thereunder shall be expended and performed by the Department of the Army, with the exception of such reasonable sums as may be reserved by the States entering into the compact or agreement for the purpose of collecting taxes and maintaining the necessary State organizations for carrying out the compact or agreement.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is act

June 22, 1936, ch. 688, 49 Stat. 1570, popularly known as the Flood Control Act of

June 22, 1936, which to the extent classified to the Code enacted section 701a, 701b, 701c, 701d to 701f, and 701h of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. Portions of section 5 and section 6 and 7 of act

June 22, 1936, enumerating certain projects and operations with regard to flood control, were not classified to the Code.

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.

§701d Compacts Between States; Consent of Congress