U.S. Code

CHAPTER 15—FLOOD CONTROL (§§ 701—709b)

• § 701. Flood control generally
• § 701-1. Declaration of policy of 1944 act
• § 701a. Declaration of policy of 1936 act
• § 701a-1. “Flood control” defined; jurisdiction of Federal investigations
• § 701b. Supervision of Secretary of the Army; reclamation projects unaffected
• § 701b-1. Transfer of jurisdiction in certain cases to Department of Agriculture
• § 701b-2. Cooperation by Secretaries of the Army and Agriculture; expenditures
• § 701b-3. Examinations and surveys; availability of appropriations
• § 701b-4. Administration of surveys; number authorized; reports
• § 701b-5. Omitted
• § 701b-6. Examinations and surveys by Secretary of Agriculture
• § 701b-7. Supplemental reports to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and House Public Works Committee
• § 701b-8. Submission of report by Chief of Engineers
• § 701b-8a. Discontinuance of preliminary examination reports
• § 701b-9. Availability of appropriations for expenses incident to operation of power boats or vessels; expenses defined; certification of expenditures
• § 701b-10. Revolving fund; establishment; availability; reimbursement; transfer of funds; limitation
• § 701b-11. Flood protection projects
• § 701b-12. Floodplain management requirements
• § 701b-13. Construction of flood control projects by non-Federal interests
• § 701b-14. Structural integrity evaluations
• § 701c. Rights-of-way, easements, etc.; acquisition by local authorities; maintenance and operation; protection of United States from liability for damages; requisites to run-off and water-
• § 701c-1. Acquirement of titles for certain projects and to lands, easements, rights-of-way; reimbursement of local agencies
• § 701c-2. Acquisition and sale of land
• § 701c-3. Lease receipts; payment of portion to States
• § 701d. Compacts between States; consent of Congress
• § 701e. Effect of act June 22, 1936, on provisions for Mississippi River and other projects
• § 701f. Authorization of appropriations
• § 701f-1. Additional authorization
• § 701f-2. Funds for specific and authorized projects merged with and accounted for under regular annual appropriation
• § 701f-3. Expenditure in watersheds of funds appropriated for flood prevention purposes
• § 701g. Removal of obstructions; clearing channels
• § 701h. Contributions by States and political subdivisions
• § 701h-1. Contributions by States and political subdivisions for immediate use on authorized flood-control work; repayment
• § 701i. Elimination from protection of areas subject to evacuation
• § 701j. Installation in dams of facilities for future development of hydroelectric power
• § 701k. Crediting reimbursements for lost, stolen, or damaged property
• §§ 701l, 701l-1. Repealed.]
• § 701m. Insufficient Congressional authorization; preparations for and modification of project
• § 701n. Emergency response to natural disasters
• § 701o. Omitted
• § 701p. Railroad bridge alterations at Federal expense
• § 701q. Repair and protection of highways, railroads, and utilities damaged by operation of dams or reservoir
• § 701r. Protection of highways, bridge approaches, public works, and nonprofit public services
• § 701r-1. Utilization of public roads
• § 701s. Small flood control projects; appropriations; amount limitation for single locality; conditions
• § 701t. Emergency fund for flood damage; amount; commitments to be fulfilled by local interests
• § 701u. International engineering or scientific conferences; attendance
• § 702. Mississippi River
• § 702a. Adoption of 1927 project; execution; creation of board; scope of authority; appropriation
• § 702a-1. Modification of project of 1927; adoption
• § 702a-1a. Further modification of 1927 project; adoption; appropriation
• § 702a-1b. Further modification; adoption
• § 702a-2. Abandonment of Boeuf Floodway
• § 702a-3. Levees; raising and enlarging
• § 702a-4. Fuse-plug levees
• § 702a-5. Back levee north of Eudora Floodway
• § 702a-6. Drainage necessitated by floodway levees
• § 702a-7. Railroad and highway crossings over floodways
• § 702a-8. Additional roads; construction by United States
• § 702a-9. Lands, easements, and rights-of-way; acquisition by local authorities; reimbursement; protection of United States from liability for damages
• § 702a-10. Flowage rights and rights-of-way; reimbursement of local authorities; highway crossings; use of properties for national forests or wildlife refuges
• § 702a-11. Morganza Floodway; Eudora Floodway
• § 702a-12. Modified Lower Mississippi River project as of August 18, 1941
• § 702b. Local contribution toward cost of flood control work
• § 702c. Expenditures for construction work; conditions precedent; liability for damage from flood waters; condemnation proceedings; floodage rights
• § 702d. Flowage rights; condemnation proceedings; benefits to property
• § 702d-1. Bonnet Carre Spillway and Floodway; rights-of-way, etc., over lands
• § 702e. Maps for project; preparation
• § 702f. Expenditures for earlier projects
• § 702g. Appropriation for emergency fund
• § 702g-1. Additional appropriation for emergency fund
• § 702h. Prosecution of project by Mississippi River Commission; president of commission; salaries
• § 702h-1. Transferred
• § 702i. Certain sections applicable to property and rights acquired or constructed
• § 702j. Projects relating to tributary streams; report to Congress; appropriation
• § 702j-1. Saint Francis and Yazoo Rivers; lands and easements; alteration of highways; cooperation of States
• § 702j-2. White River Levee District; rights-of-way; drainage facilities; flowage rights; acquisition by local authorities; protection of United States from liability for damages
• § 702k. Surveys below Cape Girardeau, Missouri; resurvey of levee in Tennessee
• § 702k-1. Authorization of appropriation
• § 702k-2. Separability
• § 702l. Repeal of inconsistent laws
• § 702m. Interest of Members of Congress in contracts for acquisition of land
• § 702n. Levee rights-of-way; payment or reimbursement for
• § 703. Sacramento River, California
• § 704. Modification of project
• § 705. Salmon River, Alaska; flood control work authorized
• § 706. Secretary of Commerce; current precipitation information; appropriation
• § 707. Sumner Dam and Lake Sumner; declaration of purpose; report to Congress; appropriation
• § 708. Sale of surplus waters for domestic and industrial uses; disposition of moneys
• § 709. Regulations for use of storage waters; application to Tennessee Valley Authority
• § 709a. Information on floods and flood damage
• § 709b. Flood hazard information

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