33 U.S.C. 701n: Emergency response to natural disasters

2025

• Pub. L. 118–272, §1146(a)(1), added par. (2) and struck out former par. (2) which related to eligibility of non-Federal interest for repair and rehabilitation assistance under this section. (Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024) Law text · (c)
• Pub. L. 118–272, §1146(a)(2), added subpar. (A) and redesignated former subpars. (A) and (B) as (B) and (C), respectively. (Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024) Law text · (c)

2022

• Pub. L. 117–263 substituted "in the repair and restoration of any federally authorized hurricane or shore protective structure or project damaged or destroyed by wind, wave, or water action of other than an ordinary nature to the pre-storm level of protection, to the design level of… (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (a)

2020

• Pub. L. 116–260, §120(1)(A)(i), inserted ", or provide contributions equal to," after "pay". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 116–260, §120(1)(A)(ii), in heading, inserted "and contributions" after "of payments" and, in text, inserted "or contributions" after "Non-Federal payments" and after "non-Federal payments". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 116–260, §120(1)(B), added par. (5). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 116–260, §120(2)(A), substituted "Eligibility" for "Levee owners manual" in heading. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (c)
• Pub. L. 116–260, §120(2)(B), substituted "Levee owner's manual" for "In general" in heading. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (c)
• Pub. L. 116–260, §120(2)(C), (D), added par. (2), redesignated former pars. (2) and (3) as (3) and (4), respectively, and substituted "paragraph (1)" for "this subsection" in par. (3). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (c)

2018

• Pub. L. 115–270, §1160, in first sentence, substituted "strengthening, raising, extending, realigning, or other modification thereof" for "strengthening, raising, extending, or other modification thereof" and "structure or project damaged or destroyed by wind, wave, or water action … (America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 115–270, §1161(a), added par. (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: "In preparing a cost and benefit feasibility assessment for any emergency project described in paragraph (1), the Chief of Engineers shall consider the benefits to be gained by such proje… (America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 115–270, §1162, added par. (3) and redesignated former par. (3) as (4). (America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018) Law text · (a), (4)

2016

• Pub. L. 114–322, §1176(1), added par. (3). (Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act" or the "WIIN Act) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 114–322, §1176(2), added subsecs. (d) and (e). (Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act" or the "WIIN Act) Law text · (d), (e)

2014

• Pub. L. 113–121 inserted "and subject to the condition that the Chief of Engineers may include modifications to the structure or project" after "work for flood control" and substituted "structure or project damaged or destroyed by wind, wave, or water action of other than an ordinar… (Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014) Law text · (a)

1996

• Pub. L. 104–303, §202(e), in first sentence, inserted ", or in implementation of nonstructural alternatives to the repair or restoration of such flood control work if requested by the non-Federal sponsor". (Water Resources Development Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 104–303, §202(f), added subsec. (c). (Water Resources Development Act of 1996) Law text · (c)

1990

• Pub. L. 101–640 substituted "preparation for emergency response to any natural disaster" for "flood emergency preparation" and inserted provision permitting the emergency fund to be used for emergency dredging for restoration of authorized depths for Federal navigable channels and w… · (a)

1988

• Pub. L. 100–707 substituted "and Emergency Assistance Act" for "Act of 1974". · (a)

1987

• Pub. L. 100–45 designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2). · (a)

1986

• Pub. L. 99–662 inserted provision relating to authority of the Chief of Engineers, when the Governor of an affected State requests a determination that an emergency or major disaster exists, to perform on public and private lands and waters, for a period of ten days following the Gover… · (a)

1977

• Pub. L. 95–51 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

1974

• Pub. L. 93–251 struck out limitation of emergency fund to $15,000,000, provided for emergency supplies of clean drinking water to localities confronted with source of contaminated drinking water, and substituted in proviso "of sums to such emergency fund" for "of said sum".

1962

• Pub. L. 87–874 authorized expenditures from the emergency fund for the protection of federally authorized hurricane or shore protection being threatened when such is warranted to protect against imminent and substantial loss to life and property, and for the repair and restoration of any such feder…