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33 U.S.C. 701s: Small flood control projects; appropriations; amount limitation for single locality; conditions

Created in 1962 by Public Law 87-874. Changed by 11 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

7 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 33 U.S.C. 400, 33 U.S.C. 2255, 33 U.S.C. 2267b, 33 U.S.C. 2281c, 33 U.S.C. 2282d.

This Congress

  • H.R. 9497 Water Resources Development Act of 2026 · passed house · would change the section as a whole

How it got here

2025

  • Pub. L. 118–272 substituted "$90,000,000" for "$68,750,000" and "$15,000,000" for "$10,000,000". (Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024) Law text

2020

  • Pub. L. 116–260 inserted ", and projects that use natural features or nature-based features (as those terms are defined in section 2289a(a) of this title)," after "nonstructural projects". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text

2018

  • Pub. L. 115–270 substituted "$68,750,000" for "$55,000,000" in first sentence. (America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018) Law text

2014

  • Pub. L. 113–121 substituted "$10,000,000" for "$7,000,000" in third sentence. (Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014) Law text

2007

  • Pub. L. 110–114 substituted "$55,000,000" for "$50,000,000" in first sentence. (Water Resources Development Act of 2007) Law text

2000

  • Pub. L. 106–541 substituted "$50,000,000" for "$40,000,000" in first sentence. (Water Resources Development Act of 2000) Law text

1999

  • Pub. L. 106–53, in first sentence, substituted "implementation of small structural and nonstructural projects" for "construction of small projects" and, in third sentence, substituted "$7,000,000" for "$5,000,000". (Water Resources Development Act of 1999) Law text

1986

  • Pub. L. 99–662 substituted "$40,000,000" for "$30,000,000" and "$5,000,000" for "$4,000,000".

1981

  • Pub. L. 97–140 substituted "Not more than $4,000,000 shall be allotted under this section for a project at any single locality" for "Not more than $2,000,000 shall be allotted under this section for a project in any single locality, except that not more than $3,000,000 shall be allotted under this …

1976

  • Pub. L. 94–587 increased limitation on allotment for a project at a single locality from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 and for such a project protecting a major disaster area from $2,000,000 to $3,000,000.

1974

  • Pub. L. 93–251, in revising provisions, increased fiscal year allotment to $30,000,000 from $25,000,000 and required allotment of $2,000,000 for a project at a single locality if such locality protects an area declared to be a major-disaster area pursuant to Disaster Relief Act of 1966 or Disaster …

1962

  • Pub. L. 87–874 substituted "$25,000,000" for "$10,000,000", "projects for flood control and related purposes" for "flood control projects", and provisions limiting the allotment for a single project to $1,000,000 and providing that such allotment shall be sufficient to complete Federal participatio…

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.