Notes on 16 U.S.C. § 1001 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 16 U.S.C. § 1001 : US Code - Notes

(Aug. 4, 1954, ch. 656, Sec. 1, 68 Stat. 666; Pub. L. 92-419, title
II, Sec. 201(a), Aug. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 667.)
AMENDMENTS
1972 - Pub. L. 92-419 expanded the declaration of policy to
include conservation and utilization of land, improvement of land
and water resources, and quality of the environment.
SHORT TITLE
Section 11 of act Aug. 4, 1954, as renumbered by act Aug. 7,
1956, ch. 1027, Sec. 1(g), 70 Stat. 1088, provided that: "This Act
[enacting this chapter, amending section 701b of Title 33,
Navigation and Navigable Waters, and enacting provisions set out as
notes under this section and section 701b of Title 33] may be cited
as the 'Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act'."
WATERSHED PROTECTION AND FLOOD PREVENTION PROJECTS EXEMPT FROM
REQUIREMENTS FOR INDEPENDENT WATER PROJECT REVIEW
For exemption of projects under this chapter from independent
water project review requirements of Ex. Ords. No. 12113 and 12141,
see Pub. L. 96-528, title VI, Sec. 622, Dec. 15, 1980, 94 Stat.
3118, set out as a note under section 1962 of Title 42, The Public
Health and Welfare.
EXTENSION OF BENEFITS TO PROJECTS AUTHORIZED BEFORE AUG. 7, 1956
Section 2 of act Aug. 7, 1956, ch. 1027, 70 Stat. 1090, provided
that sections 1006a and 1006b of this title and the amendments made
by act Aug. 7, 1956 to sections 1002 to 1005 of this title should
be applicable to all works of improvement and plans for such works
under the provisions of this chapter and that any plans for works
of improvement with respect to which the Secretary of Agriculture
was authorized prior to Aug. 7, 1956 to participate in the
installation of works of improvement in accordance with such plan,
or any plan for works of improvement which had received prior to
Aug. 7, 1956 the approval of congressional committees, need not be
submitted to the congressional committees as required by this
chapter.