33 U.S.C. § 702d-1 : US Code - Section 702D-1: Bonnet Carre Spillway and Floodway; rights-of-way, etc., over lands

Search 33 U.S.C. § 702d-1 : US Code - Section 702D-1: Bonnet Carre Spillway and Floodway; rights-of-way, etc., over lands

The proviso in section 702d of this title "That any land acquired
under the provisions of this section shall be turned over without
cost to the ownership of States or local interests," shall not
apply to the lands heretofore acquired or that may be hereafter
acquired in connection with the construction, maintenance, or
operation of the Bonnet Carre Spillway and Floodway. The Secretary
of the Army is authorized to grant to any citizen, association,
railroad, or other corporation, State or public agency thereof,
rights-of-way, easements, and permits, over, across, in, and upon
said lands for railway, highway, telephone, telegraph, and pipe-
line crossings, and other purposes. The grants issued in pursuance
of this authority shall be under such terms and conditions as the
Secretary of the Army may deem advisable for the protection of the
public interests, and may be perpetual or temporary in his
discretion.