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33 U.S.C. 2231: Study of water resources development projects by non-Federal interests

Created in 1986 by Public Law 99-662. Changed by 5 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 33 U.S.C. 2232.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2025

    • Pub. L. 118–272, §1109(a)(1)(A)(i), substituted "may undertake and submit to the Secretary— (Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 118–272, §1109(a)(1)(A)(ii), (iii), substituted "(B) upon the determination" for "upon the written approval", struck out "undertake" before "a feasibility", and substituted "or constructed by a non-Federal interest pursuant to section 2232 of this title" for ", and submit… (Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 118–272, §1109(a)(1)(B)(i), in introductory provisions, struck out ", as soon as practicable," after "Secretary" and substituted "non-Federal interests that" for "non-Federal interests to". (Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 118–272, §1109(a)(1)(B)(ii), added subpar. (A) and struck out former subpar. (A) which read as follows: "ensure that any feasibility study with respect to which the Secretary submits an assessment to Congress under subsection (c) complies with all of the requirements that… (Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 118–272, §1109(a)(1)(B)(iii), (iv), added subpars. (C) and (D). (Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024) Law text · (a), (D)
    • Pub. L. 118–272, §1109(a)(1)(C), added par. (3). (Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 118–272, §1109(a)(2)(A)(i), substituted "receives a study submission under subsection (a) or receives a request under subparagraph (A)" for "receives a request under this paragraph". (Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 118–272, §1109(a)(2)(A)(ii), added subpar. (C). (Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 118–272, §1109(a)(2)(B), added par. (4) and struck out former par. (4). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Upon receipt of a request under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and… (Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 118–272, §1109(a)(2)(C), substituted "receiving a study submission under subsection (a) or a request under paragraph (3)(A)" for "receiving a request under paragraph (3)". (Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 118–272, §1109(a)(3), designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted heading, substituted "of the project or modification to the project" for "of the project", and added par. (2). (Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 118–272, §1109(a)(4), added subsec. (f). (Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024) Law text · (f)

    2020

    • Pub. L. 116–260, §161(a)(1)(A), inserted ", or, upon the written approval of the Secretary that the modifications are consistent with the authorized purposes of the project, undertake a feasibility study on modifications to a water resources development project constructed by the Co… (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 116–260, §161(a)(1)(B), substituted "for the formulation of feasibility studies of water resources development projects undertaken by non-Federal interests to—" for "for feasibility studies of water resources development projects to provide sufficient information for the for… (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 116–260, §161(a)(2), designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted heading, and added pars. (2) to (5). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 116–260, §161(a)(3), in introductory provisions, substituted "after the completion of review of a feasibility study under subsection (b)" for "after the date of receipt of a feasibility study of a project under subsection (a)(1)" and "an assessment" for "a report". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (c)

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–270, §1152(1), inserted "federally authorized" before "feasibility study". (America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 115–270, §1152(2), amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Not later than 180 days after the date of receipt of a feasibility study of a project under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Work… (America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 115–270, §1152(3), amended subsec. (e) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows "At the request of a non-Federal interest, the Secretary may provide to the non-Federal interest technical assistance relating to any aspect of a feasibility study if the non-Federal inte… (America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018) Law text · (e)

    2016

    • Pub. L. 114–322 added subsec. (e). (Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act" or the "WIIN Act) Law text · (e)

    2014

    • Pub. L. 113–121 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to studies of projects by non-Federal interests. (Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014) Law text

    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.