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33 U.S.C. 2267a: Watershed and river basin assessments

Created in 1986 by Public Law 99-662. Changed by 4 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 9497 Water Resources Development Act of 2026 · passed house · would change (a), (d)

How it got here

2025

  • Pub. L. 118–272, §1143(1), added pars. (14) to (18). (Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 118–272, §1143(2), added subsec. (g). (Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024) Law text · (g)

2022

  • Pub. L. 117–263, §8302(1), added pars. (7) to (9). (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 117–263, §8302(2), added pars. (11) to (13). (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (d)

2007

  • Pub. L. 110–114, §2010(1), added pars. (6) to (10). (Water Resources Development Act of 2007) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 110–114, §2010(2), added par. (1) and struck out heading and text of former par. (1). Text read as follows: "The non-Federal share of the costs of an assessment carried out under this section shall be 50 percent." (Water Resources Development Act of 2007) Law text · (f)
  • Pub. L. 110–114, §2010(3), struck out heading and text of subsec. (g). Text read as follows: "There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000." (Water Resources Development Act of 2007) Law text · (g)

2000

  • Pub. L. 106–541 amended section catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: (Water Resources Development Act of 2000) 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.