section 541 of this titleProvidedAll reports on examinations and surveys authorized by law shall be reviewed by the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors as provided for in , and all special reports ordered by Congress shall, in the discretion of the Chief of Engineers, be reviewed in like manner by said board; and the said board shall also, on request by resolution of the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate or the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives, submitted to the Chief of Engineers, examine and review the report of any examination or survey made pursuant to any Act or resolution of Congress, and report thereon through the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, who shall submit his conclusions thereon as in other cases: , That in no case shall the board, in its report thus called for by committee resolution, extend the scope of the project contemplated in the original report upon which its examination and review has been requested, or in the provision of law authorizing the original examination or survey.
Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 144, § 437 Stat. 826Pub. L. 103–437, § 12(b)108 Stat. 4590(, ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
section 541 of this titleSection is from part of section 4 of act , popularly known as the “Rivers and Harbors Act of 1913”. The last proviso of said section 4 is set out in .
Amendments
Pub. L. 103–4371994— substituted “Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate or the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives” for “Committee on Commerce of the Senate or the Committee on Rivers and Harbors of the House of Representatives”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104–14section 21 of Title 2Committee on Public Works and Transportation of House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of House of Representatives by , set out as a note preceding , The Congress.
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 .
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of certain functions insofar as they pertain to Air Force, and to extent that they were not previously transferred to Secretary of the Air Force and Department of the Air Force from Secretary of the Army and Department of the Army, see Secretary of Defense Transfer Order No. 40, .