Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

33 U.S.C. § 701r

Protection of highways, bridge approaches, lighthouses, public works, and nonprofit public services

ProvidedThe Secretary of the Army is authorized to allot from any appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for flood control, not to exceed $50,000,000 per year, for the construction, repair, restoration, and modification of emergency streambank and shoreline protection works to prevent damage to highways, bridge approaches, lighthouses (including those lighthouses with historical value), and public works, churches, hospitals, schools, and other nonprofit public services, when in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers such work is advisable: , That not more than $15,000,000 shall be allotted for this purpose at any single locality from the appropriations for any one fiscal year, and if such amount is not sufficient to cover the costs included in the Federal cost share for a project, as determined by the Secretary, the non-Federal interest shall be responsible for any such costs that exceed such amount.

July 24, 1946, ch. 596, § 1460 Stat. 653July 26, 1947, ch. 34361 Stat. 501Pub. L. 93–251, title I, § 2788 Stat. 20Pub. L. 99–662, title IX, § 915(c)100 Stat. 4191Pub. L. 104–303, title II, § 219110 Stat. 3696Pub. L. 110–114, title II, § 2023121 Stat. 1078Pub. L. 113–121, title I, § 1030(i)128 Stat. 1232Pub. L. 115–270, title I132 Stat. 3794Pub. L. 117–263, div. H, title LXXXI, § 8138136 Stat. 3723Pub. L. 118–272, div. A, title I, § 1107(b)138 Stat. 3004(, ; , title II, § 205(a), ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , §§ 1157(h), 1167, , , 3798; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 118–2722025— substituted “$50,000,000” for “$25,000,000” and “$15,000,000” for “$10,000,000”.

Pub. L. 117–2632022— inserted “lighthouses (including those lighthouses with historical value),” after “bridge approaches,” and substituted “$10,000,000” for “$5,000,000”.

Pub. L. 115–2702018— substituted “$25,000,000” for “$20,000,000” and inserted “, and if such amount is not sufficient to cover the costs included in the Federal cost share for a project, as determined by the Secretary, the non-Federal interest shall be responsible for any such costs that exceed such amount” before period at end.

Pub. L. 113–1212014— substituted “$20,000,000” for “$15,000,000” and “$5,000,000” for “$1,500,000”.

Pub. L. 110–1142007— substituted “$1,500,000” for “$1,000,000”.

Pub. L. 104–3031996— substituted “$15,000,000” for “$12,500,000” and “$1,000,000” for “$500,000”.

Pub. L. 99–6621986— substituted “$12,500,000” for “$10,000,000” and “$500,000” for “$250,000”.

Pub. L. 93–2511974— substituted “$10,000,000” for “$1,000,000”, “$250,000” for “$50,000”, and “construction, repair, restoration, and modification of emergency streambank and shoreline protection works to prevent flood damages to highways, bridge approaches, and public works, churches, hospitals, schools, and other nonprofit public services,” for “construction of emergency bank-protection works to prevent flood damages to highways, bridge approaches, and public works,”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II61 Stat. 501act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 104170A Stat. 641Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of , . Section 205(a) of act , was repealed by section 53 of , . Section 1 of act , enacted “Title 10, Armed Forces” which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.

Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

Pub. L. 99–662section 915(i) of Pub. L. 99–662section 426g of this titleAmendment by not applicable to any project under contract for construction on , see , set out as a note under .