33 U.S.C. § 701g : US Code - Section 701G: Removal of obstructions; clearing channels

Search 33 U.S.C. § 701g : US Code - Section 701G: Removal of obstructions; clearing channels

The Secretary of the Army is authorized to allot not to exceed
$7,500,000 from any appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for
any one fiscal year for flood control, for removing accumulated
snags and other debris, and clearing and straightening the channel
in navigable streams and tributaries thereof, when in the opinion
of the Chief of Engineers such work is advisable in the interest of
flood control: Provided, That not more than $500,000 shall be
expended for this purpose for any single tributary from the
appropriations for any one fiscal year.