In order to effectuate the policy declared in sections 701a and 701b of this title, and to correlate the program for the improvement of rivers and other waterways by the Department of the Army with the program for the improvement of watersheds by the Department of Agriculture, works of improvement for measures of run-off and water-flow retardation and soil-erosion prevention on the watersheds of waterways, for which works of improvement for the benefit of navigation and the control of destructive floodwaters and other provisions have been adopted and authorized to be prosecuted under the direction of the Secretary of the Army and supervision of the Chief of Engineers, are authorized to be prosecuted by the Department of Agriculture under the direction of the Secretary of Agriculture and in accordance with plans approved by him. The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized in his discretion to undertake such emergency measures for run-off retardation and soil-erosion prevention as may be needed to safeguard lives and property from floods and the products of erosion on any watershed whenever fire or any other natural element or force has caused a sudden impairment of that watershed: , That not to exceed $300,000 out of any funds heretofore or hereafter appropriated for the prosecution by the Secretary of Agriculture of works of improvement or measures for run-off and water-flow retardation and soil-erosion prevention on watersheds may be expended during any one fiscal year for such emergency measures. For prosecuting said work and measures there is authorized to be appropriated the sum of $10,000,000 to be expended at the rate of $2,000,000 per annum during the five-year period ending : , That such works and measures which are herein authorized to be prosecuted by the Department of Agriculture may be carried out on the watersheds of the Rio Grande and Pecos Rivers subject to the proviso in .
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Title 33— NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
§ 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–6. Examinations and surveys by Secretary of Agriculture
§ 701b–8. Submission of report by Chief of Engineers
§ 701b–8a. Discontinuance of preliminary examination reports
§ 701b–11. Flood protection projects
§ 701b–12. Floodplain management requirements
§ 701b–14. Structural integrity evaluations
§ 701b–15. Non-Federal plans to provide additional flood risk reduction
§ 701b–16. Management of flood risk reduction projects
§ 701b–17. Corps of Engineers Western Water Cooperative Committee
§ 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 , on provisions for Mississippi River and other projects
§ 701f. Authorization of appropriations
§ 701f–1. Additional authorization
§ 701f–3. Expenditure in watersheds of funds appropriated for flood prevention purposes
§ 701g. Removal of obstructions; clearing channels
§ 701h. Contributions by States, political subdivisions, and other non-Federal interests
§ 701h–2. No adverse effect on processes
§ 701h–3. State contribution of funds for certain operation and maintenance costs
§ 701h–4. Acceptance of funds for harbor dredging
§ 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. , , , 656
§ 701m. Insufficient Congressional authorization; preparations for and modification of project
§ 701n. Emergency response to natural disasters
§ 701n–1. Biennial report to Congress
§ 701n–2. Monthly report to Congress
§ 701p. Railroad bridge alterations at Federal expense
§ 701q–1. Repair and restoration of embankments
§ 701r–1. Utilization of public roads
§ 701t. Emergency fund for flood damage; amount; commitments to be fulfilled by local interests
§ 701u. International engineering or scientific conferences; attendance
§ 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–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–11. Morganza Floodway; Eudora Floodway
§ 702a–12. Modified Lower Mississippi River project as of
§ 702b. Local contribution toward cost of flood control work
§ 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
§ 702i. Certain sections applicable to property and rights acquired or constructed
§ 702j. Projects relating to tributary streams; report to Congress; appropriation
§ 702k. Surveys below Cape Girardeau, Missouri; resurvey of levee in Tennessee
§ 702k–1. Authorization of appropriation
§ 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
§ 702o. Mississippi River and Tributaries Project
§ 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