Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Engineer Research and Development Center and, where appropriate, in consultation with other Federal agencies, shall carry out research and development activities relating to the use of subsurface drain systems as—
a flood risk-reduction measure; or
a coastal storm risk-reduction measure.
Pub. L. 116–260, div. AA, title II, § 227134 Stat. 2698(, , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020, and not as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 which comprises this chapter.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
“Secretary” Defined
section 2 of div. AA of Pub. L. 116–260section 2201 of this titleSecretary means the Secretary of the Army, see , set out as a note under .