US Code

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

33 U.S.C. § 3902

Authority to provide assistance

(a)

In general

The Secretary and the Administrator may provide financial assistance under this chapter to carry out projects, which shall be selected to ensure a diversity of project types and geographical locations.

(b)

Responsibility

(1)

Secretary

section 3905(1) of this titleThe Secretary shall provide financial assistance to carry out all projects under this chapter that are eligible projects under .

(2)

Administrator

section 3905 of this titleThe Administrator shall provide financial assistance to carry out all projects under this chapter that are eligible projects under paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), and (9) of .

(3)

Other projects

section 3905 of this titleThe Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, may carry out eligible projects under paragraph (8) or (10) of .

Pub. L. 113–121, title V, § 5023128 Stat. 1333 Pub. L. 114–322, title IV, § 5008(a)130 Stat. 1896 Pub. L. 115–270, title IV, § 4201(a)(1)132 Stat. 3877 (, , ; , (b)(2)(A), , , 1897; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–270, § 4201(a)(1)(A)2018—Subsec. (a). , struck out “pilot” before “projects”.

Pub. L. 115–270, § 4201(a)(1)Subsec. (b)(1). , substituted “provide financial assistance to carry out all projects” for “carry out all pilot projects”.

Pub. L. 115–270, § 4201(a)(1)(A)Subsec. (b)(2). , struck out “pilot” after “all”.

Pub. L. 114–322, § 5008(b)(2)(A)(i)2016—Subsec. (b)(2). , substituted “(7), and (9)” for “and (8)”.

Pub. L. 114–322, § 5008(a), substituted “provide financial assistance to carry out” for “carry out”.

Pub. L. 114–322, § 5008(b)(2)(A)(ii)Subsec. (b)(3). , substituted “paragraph (8) or (10)” for “paragraph (7) or (9)”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Rulemaking Process

Pub. L. 119–74, div. B, title I140 Stat. 66

“That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act [], the Secretary [of the Army] shall begin a rulemaking process to establish the process to provide financial assistance for projects to construct, maintain, upgrade, and repair levees and ancillary features with a primary owner type of State, municipal, county, private, or other non-Federal entity”.
, , , provided in part:

“Secretary” Defined

section 2 of Pub. L. 113–121section 2201 of this titleSecretary means the Secretary of the Army, see , set out as a note under .