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33 U.S.C. 2283: Fish and wildlife mitigation

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

6 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 16 U.S.C. 3957, 33 U.S.C. 652, 33 U.S.C. 2211, 33 U.S.C. 2213, 33 U.S.C. 2283a.

This Congress

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

How it got here

2016

  • Pub. L. 114–322, §1162(1)(A), added subpar. (D) and redesignated former subpars. (D) and (E) as (E) and (F), respectively. (Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act" or the "WIIN Act) Law text · (h)
  • Pub. L. 114–322, §1162(1)(B), substituted "impacts, including impacts to habitat connectivity" for "impacts". (Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act" or the "WIIN Act) Law text · (h)
  • Pub. L. 114–322, §1162(1)(C), added par. (11) and struck out former par. (11). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Nothing in this subsection requires the Secretary to undertake additional mitigation for existing projects for which mitigation has already been initiated." (Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act" or the "WIIN Act) Law text · (h)
  • Pub. L. 114–322, §1162(2), added subsecs. (j) and (k). (Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act" or the "WIIN Act) Law text · (j), (k)

2014

  • Pub. L. 113–121, §1040(a)(1)(A), inserted "for damages to ecological resources, including terrestrial and aquatic resources, and" after "mitigate", "ecological resources and" after "impact on", "without the implementation of mitigation measures" before period at end of first sentenc… (Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 113–121, §1040(a)(1)(B)(iii), which directed insertion of "using a watershed approach" after "projects" was executed by making the insertion after "projects" the first place appearing to reflect the probable intent of Congress. (Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 113–121, §1040(a)(1)(B)(i), (ii), substituted "Selection and design" for "Design" in heading and inserted "select and" before "design" in text. (Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 113–121, §1040(a)(1)(C)(i), inserted ", at a minimum," after "complies with". (Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 113–121, §1040(a)(1)(C)(ii), added cls. (iii) and (iv), redesignated former cls. (iv) and (v) as (v) and (vi), respectively, and struck out former cl. (iii) which read as follows: "a description of the land and interests in land to be acquired for the mitigat… (Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 113–121, §1040(a)(2), added subsecs. (h) and (i). (Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014) Law text · (h), (i)

2007

  • Pub. L. 110–114, §2036(a)(1), (2), substituted "to Congress in any report, and shall not select a project alternative in any report," for "to the Congress" and inserted ", and other habitat types are mitigated to not less than in-kind conditions" after "mitigated in-kind". (Water Resources Development Act of 2007) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 110–114, §2036(a)(3), added pars. (3) to (5). (Water Resources Development Act of 2007) Law text · (d)

2000

  • Pub. L. 106–541 inserted subsec. heading, designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted par. heading, realigned margins, substituted "November 17, 1986" for "the date of enactment of this Act", redesignated former cls. (1) and (2) as (A) and (B), respectively, and added par. (2). (Water Resources Development Act of 2000) Law text · (d)

1999

  • Pub. L. 106–53 inserted after second sentence "Not more than 80 percent of the non-Federal share of such first costs may be satisfied through in-kind contributions, including facilities, supplies, and services that are necessary to carry out the enhancement project." (Water Resources Development Act of 1999) Law text · (e)

1992

  • Pub. L. 102–580 inserted ", including lands, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations," before "for implementation and operation". · (c)

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.