All provisions of existing law relating to examinations and surveys and to works of improvement of rivers and harbors shall apply, insofar as practicable, to examinations and surveys and to works of improvement relating to shore protection; except that all projects having to do with shore protection shall be referred for consideration and recommendation to the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors.
July 31, 1945, ch. 334, § 259 Stat. 508Pub. L. 88–172, § 177 Stat. 304(, ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Pub. L. 88–172, § 1section 426–3 of this titleProvision for the referral of projects having to do with shore protection for consideration and recommendation to the Beach Erosion Board have been omitted as obsolete in view of the abolition of the Beach Erosion Board and the transfer of its review function to the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors by . See .
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Termination of Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors and Reassignment of Duties and Responsibilities
section 223 of Pub. L. 102–580section 541 of this titleFor termination of Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors 180 days after , and reassignment of duties and responsibilities by Secretary of Army, see , set out as a note under .