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16 U.S.C. 1002: Definitions
Created in 1961 by Public Law 87-170. Changed by 8 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.
1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 16 U.S.C. 1006a.
- past change
- enacted this Congress
- proposed
This Congress
- S. 5526 Agricultural Act of 2026 · reported by committee · would change the section as a whole
How it got here
2018
- Pub. L. 115–141 substituted "$25,000,000" for "$5,000,000" in concluding provisions relating to definition of "Works of improvement". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018) Law text
1994
- Pub. L. 103–437 in concluding provisions relating to definition of "Works of improvement" substituted "Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry" for "Committee on Agriculture and Forestry" and "Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Public Works and Tr…
1990
- Pub. L. 101–624, which directed amendment of third sentence by substituting "Each project" for "Each such project submitted to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives after July 1, 1987," and in…
1986
- Pub. L. 99–662 inserted in definition of "Works of improvement" provision requiring that projects submitted after July 1, 1987, contain benefits directly related to agriculture accounting for at least 20 percent of the total benefits of the project.
1981
- Pub. L. 97–98 substituted "$5,000,000" for "$1,000,000" in definition of "Works of improvement" and expanded definition of "Local organization" to include any Indian tribe or tribal organization having authority under Federal, State, or Indian tribal law to carry out, maintain, and operate works of…
1977
- Pub. L. 95–113 substituted "$1,000,000" for "$250,000".
1972
- Pub. L. 92–419 defined "Works of improvement" to include any undertaking for the conservation and proper utilization of land.
1965
- Pub. L. 89–337 substituted "more than twelve thousand five hundred acre-feet of floodwater detention capacity" for "more than five thousand acre-feet of floodwater detention capacity".
1961
- Pub. L. 87–170 included irrigation or reservoir companies, water users' associations and similar organizations not operated for profit in the definition of local organization.
Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.