33 U.S.C. § 685 : US Code - Section 685: Construction by commission of restraining works, etc.; use of debris fund

Search 33 U.S.C. § 685 : US Code - Section 685: Construction by commission of restraining works, etc.; use of debris fund

Said commission, in order that such material as is now or may
hereafter be lodged in the tributaries of the Sacramento and San
Joaquin River systems resulting from mining operations, natural
erosion, or other causes, shall be prevented from injuring the said
navigable rivers or such of the tributaries of either as may be
navigable and the land adjacent thereto, is directed and empowered,
when appropriations are made therefor by law, or sufficient money
is deposited for that purpose in said debris fund, to build at such
points above the head of navigation in said rivers and on the main
tributaries thereof, or branches of such tributaries, or any place
adjacent to the same, which in the judgment of said commission,
will effect said object (the same to be of such material as will
insure safety and permanency), such restraining or impounding dams
and settling reservoirs, with such canals, locks, or other works
adapted and required to complete same. The recommendations
contained in Executive Document Numbered 267, Fifty-first Congress,
second session, and Executive Document Numbered 98, Forty-seventh
Congress, first session, as far as they refer to impounding dams,
or other restraining works, are adopted, and the same are directed
to be made the basis of operations.