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33 U.S.C. 709a: Information on floods and flood damage

Created in 1960 by Public Law 86-645. Changed by 10 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 33 U.S.C. 2281b, 33 U.S.C. 3307.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, Department of Defense (1).

This Congress

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

How it got here

2022

  • Pub. L. 117–263, §8104(1), inserted section catchline. (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text
  • Pub. L. 117–263, §8104(1), inserted heading. (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 117–263, §8104(1), (2)(B), designated first sentence of subsec. (a) as par. (1), inserted heading, and inserted "identification of areas subject to floods due to accumulated snags and other debris," after "inundation by floods of various magnitudes and frequencies,". (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 117–263, §8104(2)(A), designated second sentence of subsec. (a) as par. (2) and inserted heading. (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 117–263, §8104(2)(C), added par. (3). (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 117–263, §8104(3), (4), added subsec. (d) and redesignated former subsec. (d) as (e). (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (d), (e)

2020

  • Pub. L. 116–260 inserted ", to avoid repetitive flooding impacts, to anticipate, prepare, and adapt to changing climatic conditions and extreme weather events, and to withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from disruption due to the flood hazards" after "in planning to ameliorate t… (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (a)

2014

  • Pub. L. 113–121 substituted "$50,000,000" for "$15,000,000". (Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014) Law text · (d)

1999

  • Pub. L. 106–53, §216, added subsec. (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c). (Water Resources Development Act of 1999) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 106–53, §202, inserted before period at end of third sentence ", but the Secretary of the Army may accept funds voluntarily contributed by such entities for the purpose of expanding the scope of the services requested by the entities". (Water Resources Development Act of 1999) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 106–53, §216(1), redesignated subsecs. (b) and (c) as (c) and (d), respectively. (Water Resources Development Act of 1999) Law text · (c), (d)

1990

  • Pub. L. 101–640 added subsec. (b) and redesignated former subsec. (b) as (c).

1974

  • Pub. L. 93–251 substituted "$15,000,000" for "$11,000,000". · (b)

1970

  • Pub. L. 91–611 substituted "$11,000,000" for "$7,000,000". · (b)

1966

  • Pub. L. 89–789, in amending subsec. (a) generally, substituted "political subdivisions thereof" for "municipalities" and "advice" for "engineering advice", inserted provision "to assure that Federal departments and agencies may take proper cognizance of flood hazards", provided for gui… · (a)
  • Pub. L. 89–789 substituted "expend not to exceed $7,000,000 per fiscal year for the compilation and dissemination of information under this section" for "allot, from any appropriations hereafter made for flood control, sums not to exceed $2,500,000 in any one fiscal year for the compil… · (b)

1965

  • Pub. L. 89–298 substituted "$2,500,000" for "$1,000,000". · (b)

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.