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33 U.S.C. 2215: Feasibility studies; planning, engineering, and design

Created in 1986 by Public Law 99-662. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

7 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 33 U.S.C. 579d-2, 33 U.S.C. 579g, 33 U.S.C. 2281b, 33 U.S.C. 2282, 33 U.S.C. 2282d.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2007

    • Pub. L. 110–114, §2043(a)(1), added par. (3). (Water Resources Development Act of 2007) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 110–114, §2043(a)(2), struck out "authorized by this Act" before "for a water resources project". (Water Resources Development Act of 2007) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 110–114, §2043(a)(3), added subsec. (d). (Water Resources Development Act of 2007) Law text · (d)

    2000

    • Pub. L. 106–541 substituted "The" for "Not more than ½ of the". (Water Resources Development Act of 2000) Law text · (a)

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–303, §203(a)(1), inserted heading and amended text of par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment text read as follows: "The Secretary shall not initiate any feasibility study for a water resources project after November 17, 1986, until appropriate non-Federal interests agree… (Water Resources Development Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 104–303, §203(a)(2), inserted heading. (Water Resources Development Act of 1996) Law text · (a)

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–640 inserted at end "Costs of planning and engineering of projects for which non-Federal interests contributed 50 percent of the cost of the feasibility study shall be treated as costs of construction." · (b)

    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.