US Code - Chapter 15: Flood control

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• Section 701 Flood control generally
• Section 701-1 Declaration of policy of 1944 act
• Section 701A Declaration of policy of 1936 act
• Section 701A-1 "Flood control" defined; jurisdiction of Federal investigations
• Section 701B Supervision of Secretary of the Army; reclamation projects unaffected
• Section 701B-1 Transfer of jurisdiction in certain cases to Department of Agriculture
• Section 701B-2 Cooperation by Secretaries of the Army and Agriculture; expenditures
• Section 701B-3 Examinations and surveys; availability of appropriations
• Section 701B-4 Administration of surveys; number authorized; reports
• Section 701B-5 Omitted
• Section 701B-6 Examinations and surveys by Secretary of Agriculture
• Section 701B-7 Supplemental reports to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and House Public Works Committee
• Section 701B-8 Submission of report by Chief of Engineers
• Section 701B-8A Discontinuance of preliminary examination reports
• Section 701B-9 Availability of appropriations for expenses incident to operation of power boats or vessels; expenses defined; certification of expenditures
• Section 701B-10 Revolving fund; establishment; availability; reimbursement; transfer of funds; limitation
• Section 701B-11 Flood protection projects
• Section 701B-12 Floodplain management requirements
• Section 701B-13 Construction of flood control projects by non-Federal interests
• Section 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-flow retardation and soil erosion prevention assistance
• Section 701C-1 Acquirement of titles for certain projects and to lands, easements, rights-of-way; reimbursement of local agencies
• Section 701C-2 Acquisition and sale of land
• Section 701C-3 Lease receipts; payment of portion to States
• Section 701D Compacts between States; consent of Congress
• Section 701E Effect of act June 22, 1936, on provisions for Mississippi River and other projects
• Section 701F Authorization of appropriations
• Section 701F-1 Additional authorization
• Section 701F-2 Funds for specific and authorized projects merged with and accounted for under regular annual appropriation
• Section 701F-3 Expenditure in watersheds of funds appropriated for flood prevention purposes
• Section 701G Removal of obstructions; clearing channels
• Section 701H Contributions by States and political subdivisions
• Section 701H-1 Contributions by States and political subdivisions for immediate use on authorized flood-control work; repayment
• Section 701I Elimination from protection of areas subject to evacuation
• Section 701J Installation in dams of facilities for future development of hydroelectric power
• Section 701K Crediting reimbursements for lost, stolen, or damaged property
• Section 701L, 701L-1 Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 650, 656
• Section 701M Insufficient Congressional authorization; preparations for and modification of project
• Section 701N Emergency response to natural disasters
• Section 701O Omitted
• Section 701P Railroad bridge alterations at Federal expense
• Section 701Q Repair and protection of highways, railroads, and utilities damaged by operation of dams or reservoir
• Section 701R Protection of highways, bridge approaches, public works, and nonprofit public services
• Section 701R-1 Utilization of public roads
• Section 701S Small flood control projects; appropriations; amount limitation for single locality; conditions
• Section 701T Emergency fund for flood damage; amount; commitments to be fulfilled by local interests
• Section 701U International engineering or scientific conferences; attendance
• Section 702 Mississippi River
• Section 702A Adoption of 1927 project; execution; creation of board; scope of authority; appropriation
• Section 702A-1 Modification of project of 1927; adoption
• Section 702A-1 1/2 Further modification of 1927 project; adoption; appropriation
• Section 702A-1 3/4 Further modification; adoption
• Section 702A-2 Abandonment of Boeuf Floodway
• Section 702A-3 Levees; raising and enlarging
• Section 702A-4 Fuse-plug levees
• Section 702A-5 Back levee north of Eudora Floodway
• Section 702A-6 Drainage necessitated by floodway levees
• Section 702A-7 Railroad and highway crossings over floodways
• Section 702A-8 Additional roads; construction by United States
• Section 702A-9 Lands, easements, and rights-of-way; acquisition by local authorities; reimbursement; protection of United States from liability for damages
• Section 702A-10 Flowage rights and rights-of-way; reimbursement of local authorities; highway crossings; use of properties for national forests or wildlife refuges
• Section 702A-11 Morganza Floodway; Eudora Floodway
• Section 702A-12 Modified Lower Mississippi River project as of August 18, 1941
• Section 702B Local contribution toward cost of flood control work
• Section 702C Expenditures for construction work; conditions precedent; liability for damage from flood waters; condemnation proceedings; floodage rights
• Section 702D Flowage rights; condemnation proceedings; benefits to property
• Section 702D-1 Bonnet Carre Spillway and Floodway; rights-of-way, etc., over lands
• Section 702E Maps for project; preparation
• Section 702F Expenditures for earlier projects
• Section 702G Appropriation for emergency fund
• Section 702G-1 Additional appropriation for emergency fund
• Section 702H Prosecution of project by Mississippi River Commission; president of commission; salaries
• Section 702H-1 Transferred
• Section 702I Certain sections applicable to property and rights acquired or constructed
• Section 702J Projects relating to tributary streams; report to Congress; appropriation
• Section 702J-1 Saint Francis and Yazoo Rivers; lands and easements; alteration of highways; cooperation of States
• Section 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
• Section 702K Surveys below Cape Girardeau, Missouri; resurvey of levee in Tennessee
• Section 702K-1 Authorization of appropriation
• Section 702K-2 Separability
• Section 702L Repeal of inconsistent laws
• Section 702M Interest of Members of Congress in contracts for acquisition of land
• Section 702N Levee rights-of-way; payment or reimbursement for
• Section 703 Sacramento River, California
• Section 704 Modification of project
• Section 705 Salmon River, Alaska; flood control work authorized
• Section 706 Secretary of Commerce; current precipitation information; appropriation
• Section 707 Sumner Dam and Lake Sumner; declaration of purpose; report to Congress; appropriation
• Section 708 Sale of surplus waters for domestic and industrial uses; disposition of moneys
• Section 709 Regulations for use of storage waters; application to Tennessee Valley Authority
• Section 709A Information on floods and flood damage
• Section 709B Flood hazard information