Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-110
§701q–1 Repair and Restoration of Embankments
Title 33 › CHAPTER 15 — FLOOD CONTROL › § 701q–1
Summary
On request by a local party, the Secretary must investigate embankment damage next to a reservoir shoreline if that damage hurt a road the Secretary had moved for the reservoir. If the Secretary’s design or operation directly caused the damage, the Secretary may help repair it. Congress may appropriate $10,000,000 to carry out this work.
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Title 33, §701q–1
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(a)In general
At the request of a non-Federal interest, the Secretary shall assess the cause of damage to, or the failure of, an embankment that is adjacent to the shoreline of a reservoir project owned and operated by the Secretary for which such damage or failure to the embankment has adversely affected a roadway that the Secretary has relocated for construction of the reservoir.
(b)Repair and restoration activities
If, based on the assessment carried out under subsection (a), the Secretary determines that the cause of the damage to, or the failure of, the embankment is the direct result of the design or operation of the reservoir by the Secretary, the Secretary is authorized to participate in the repair or restoration of such embankment.
(c)Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 to carry out this section.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
“Secretary” Defined Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 2 of div. AA of Pub. L. 116–260, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.
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33 U.S.C. § 701q–1
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110