Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§702d–1 Bonnet Carre Spillway and Floodway; Rights-of-way, Etc., Over Lands
Title 33 › CHAPTER 15 — FLOOD CONTROL › § 702d–1
Summary
Land bought for the Bonnet Carre Spillway and Floodway will not be handed over free to states or local governments. The Secretary of the Army can give people, groups, railroads, companies, states, or public agencies rights-of-way, easements, and permits for rail, road, phone, telegraph, pipeline crossings, and other uses. The Secretary will set the rules needed to protect the public interest, and these grants can be temporary or permanent.
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Title 33, §702d–1
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The proviso in section 702d of this title “That any land acquired under the provisions of this section shall be turned over without cost to the ownership of States or local interests,” shall not apply to the lands heretofore acquired or that may be hereafter acquired in connection with the construction, maintenance, or operation of the Bonnet Carre Spillway and Floodway. The Secretary of the Army is authorized to grant to any citizen, association, railroad, or other corporation, State or public agency thereof, rights-of-way, easements, and permits, over, across, in, and upon said lands for railway, highway, telephone, telegraph, and pipe-line crossings, and other purposes. The grants issued in pursuance of this authority shall be under such terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Army may deem advisable for the protection of the public interests, and may be perpetual or temporary in his discretion.
Legislative History
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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July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641.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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33 U.S.C. § 702d–1
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102