US Code

Public Law 119-87 (04/30/2026)

Chapter 15 Flood Control

Browse 0 units and 104 sections in Chapter 15 Flood Control of Title 33.

Sections in Chapter 15

§ 701 Flood control generally § 701–1 Declaration of policy of 1944 act § 701a Declaration of policy of 1936 act § 701a–1 “Flood control” defined; jurisdiction of Federal investigations § 701b Supervision of Secretary of the Army; reclamation projects unaffected § 701b–1 Transfer of jurisdiction in certain cases to Department of Agriculture § 701b–2 Cooperation by Secretaries of the Army and Agriculture; expenditures § 701b–3 Examinations and surveys; availability of appropriations § 701b–4 Administration of surveys; number authorized; reports § 701b–5 Omitted § 701b–6 Examinations and surveys by Secretary of Agriculture § 701b–7 Supplemental reports to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and House Public Works Committee § 701b–8 Submission of report by Chief of Engineers § 701b–8a Discontinuance of preliminary examination reports § 701b–9 Availability of appropriations for expenses incident to operation of power boats or vessels; expenses defined; certification of expenditures § 701b–10 Omitted § 701b–11 Flood protection projects § 701b–12 Floodplain management requirements § 701b–13 Repealed. 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L. 113–121, title I, § 1014(c)(3), June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1222 § 701b–14 Structural integrity evaluations § 701b–15 Non-Federal plans to provide additional flood risk reduction § 701b–16 Management of flood risk reduction projects § 701b–17 Corps of Engineers Western Water Cooperative Committee § 701c Rights-of-way, easements, etc.; acquisition by local authorities; maintenance and operation; protection of United States from liability for damages; requisites to run-off and water-flow retardation and soil erosion prevention assistance § 701c–1 Acquirement of titles for certain projects and to lands, easements, rights-of-way; reimbursement of local agencies § 701c–2 Acquisition and sale of land § 701c–3 Lease receipts; payment of portion to States § 701d Compacts between States; consent of Congress § 701e Effect of act June 22, 1936, on provisions for Mississippi River and other projects § 701f Authorization of appropriations § 701f–1 Additional authorization § 701f–2 Funds for specific and authorized projects merged with and accounted for under regular annual appropriation § 701f–3 Expenditure in watersheds of funds appropriated for flood prevention purposes § 701g Removal of obstructions; clearing channels § 701h Contributions by States, political subdivisions, and other non-Federal interests § 701h–1 Contributions by States and political subdivisions for immediate use on authorized flood-control work; repayment § 701h–2 No adverse effect on processes § 701h–3 State contribution of funds for certain operation and maintenance costs § 701h–4 Acceptance of funds for harbor dredging § 701i Elimination from protection of areas subject to evacuation § 701j Installation in dams of facilities for future development of hydroelectric power § 701k Crediting reimbursements for lost, stolen, or damaged property § 701l, 701l–1 Repealed. 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L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 650, 656 § 701m Insufficient Congressional authorization; preparations for and modification of project § 701n Emergency response to natural disasters § 701n–1 Biennial report to Congress § 701n–2 Monthly report to Congress § 701n–3 Permanent measures to reduce emergency flood fighting needs for communities subject to repetitive flooding § 701o Omitted § 701p Railroad bridge alterations at Federal expense § 701q Repair and protection of highways, railroads, and utilities damaged by operation of dams or reservoir § 701q–1 Repair and restoration of embankments § 701r Protection of highways, bridge approaches, lighthouses, public works, and nonprofit public services § 701r–1 Utilization of public roads § 701s Small flood control projects; appropriations; amount limitation for single locality; conditions § 701t Emergency fund for flood damage; amount; commitments to be fulfilled by local interests § 701u International engineering or scientific conferences; attendance § 702 Mississippi River § 702a Adoption of 1927 project; execution; creation of board; scope of authority; appropriation § 702a–1 Modification of project of 1927; adoption § 702a–1a Further modification of 1927 project; adoption; appropriation § 702a–1b Further modification; adoption § 702a–2 Abandonment of Boeuf Floodway § 702a–3 Levees; raising and enlarging § 702a–4 Fuse-plug levees § 702a–5 Back levee north of Eudora Floodway § 702a–6 Drainage necessitated by floodway levees § 702a–7 Railroad and highway crossings over floodways § 702a–8 Additional roads; construction by United States § 702a–9 Lands, easements, and rights-of-way; acquisition by local authorities; reimbursement; protection of United States from liability for damages § 702a–10 Flowage rights and rights-of-way; reimbursement of local authorities; highway crossings; use of properties for national forests or wildlife refuges § 702a–11 Morganza Floodway; Eudora Floodway § 702a–12 Modified Lower Mississippi River project as of August 18, 1941 § 702b Local contribution toward cost of flood control work § 702c Expenditures for construction work; conditions precedent; liability for damage from flood waters; condemnation proceedings; floodage rights § 702d Flowage rights; condemnation proceedings; benefits to property § 702d–1 Bonnet Carre Spillway and Floodway; rights-of-way, etc., over lands § 702e Maps for project; preparation § 702f Expenditures for earlier projects § 702g Appropriation for emergency fund § 702g–1 Additional appropriation for emergency fund § 702h Prosecution of project by Mississippi River Commission; president of commission; salaries § 702h–1 Transferred § 702i Certain sections applicable to property and rights acquired or constructed § 702j Projects relating to tributary streams; report to Congress; appropriation § 702j–1 Saint Francis and Yazoo Rivers; lands and easements; alteration of highways; cooperation of States § 702j–2 White River Levee District; rights-of-way; drainage facilities; flowage rights; acquisition by local authorities; protection of United States from liability for damages § 702k Surveys below Cape Girardeau, Missouri; resurvey of levee in Tennessee § 702k–1 Authorization of appropriation § 702k–2 Separability § 702l Repeal of inconsistent laws § 702m Interest of Members of Congress in contracts for acquisition of land § 702n Levee rights-of-way; payment or reimbursement for § 702o Mississippi River and Tributaries Project § 703 Sacramento River, California § 704 Modification of project § 705 Salmon River, Alaska; flood control work authorized § 706 Secretary of Commerce; current precipitation information; appropriation § 707 Sumner Dam and Lake Sumner; declaration of purpose; report to Congress; appropriation § 708 Sale of surplus waters for domestic and industrial uses; disposition of moneys § 709 Regulations for use of storage waters; application to Tennessee Valley Authority § 709a Information on floods and flood damage § 709b Flood hazard information § 709c Emergency communication of risk