33 U.S.C. § 571 : US Code - Section 571: Crediting reimbursements for lost, stolen, or damaged property

Search 33 U.S.C. § 571 : US Code - Section 571: Crediting reimbursements for lost, stolen, or damaged property

Any amounts collected from any person, persons, or corporations
as a reimbursement for lost, stolen, or damaged property, purchased
in connection with river and harbor or flood-control work
prosecuted under the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the
supervision of the Chief of Engineers, whether collected in cash or
by deduction from amounts otherwise due such person, persons, or
corporations, hereafter shall be credited in each case to the
appropriation that bore the cost of purchase, repair, or
replacement of the lost, stolen, or damaged property.