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33 U.S.C. 2282: Feasibility reports

Created in 1986 by Public Law 99-662. Changed by 6 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

9 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 33 U.S.C. 579d-2, 33 U.S.C. 2215, 33 U.S.C. 2252, 33 U.S.C. 2267a, 33 U.S.C. 2282c.

This Congress

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

How it got here

2025

  • Pub. L. 118–272, §1142(1), amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) related to feasibility reports for studies that benefit economically disadvantaged communities and other communities. (Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 118–272, §1142(2)(B)(i), substituted "$300,000" for "$200,000". (Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 118–272, §1142(2)(A), (B)(ii), (C), added subpar. (C). (Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 118–272, §1142(3), added par. (4) and struck out former par. (4) which related to treatment of timing and cost of determination of Federal interest. (Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 118–272, §1142(4), added par. (6). (Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024) Law text · (b)

2022

  • Pub. L. 117–263 amended subpar. (B) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (B) related to feasibility reports for studies benefitting certain other communities. (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (b)

2020

  • Pub. L. 116–260 added subsec. (b). A prior subsec. (b) was repealed by Pub. L. 113–121, title I, §1002(a)(1). See 2014 Amendment note below. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (b)

2014

  • Pub. L. 113–121, §1002(a)(2), struck out "perform a reconnaissance study and" after "shall". (Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 113–121, §1002(b), inserted at end "A feasibility report shall include a preliminary analysis of the Federal interest and the costs, benefits, and environmental impacts of the project." (Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 113–121, §1002(a)(1), struck out subsec. (b) which related to performing reconnaissance studies prior to initiating feasibility studies. (Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 113–121, §1002(c), added subsec. (g). (Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014) Law text · (g)

2007

  • Pub. L. 110–114, §2043(b)(1), designated first sentence of existing provisions as par. (1) and inserted subsec. (a) and par. (1) headings, substituted "the Secretary that results in recommendations concerning a project or the operation of a project and that requires specific authorizat… (Water Resources Development Act of 2007) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 110–114, §2043(b)(2)(A), inserted heading. (Water Resources Development Act of 2007) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 110–114, §2043(b)(2)(B)–(E), added subsec. (c), redesignated former subsecs. (c) to (e) as (d) to (f), respectively, and inserted headings in subsecs. (d) and (e). (Water Resources Development Act of 2007) Law text · (c), (d), (e), (f)

2000

  • Pub. L. 106–541 added subsec. (e). (Water Resources Development Act of 2000) Law text · (e)

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.