Chapter 15 - FLOOD CONTROL

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 - Omitted
Section 701b-11 - Flood protection projects
Section 701b-12 - Floodplain management requirements
Section 701b-13 - Repealed
Section 701b-14 - Structural integrity evaluations
Section 701b-15 - Non-Federal plans to provide additional flood risk reduction
Section 701b-16 - Management of flood risk reduction projects
Section 701b-17 - Corps of Engineers Western Water Cooperative Committee
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, political subdivisions, and other non-Federal interests
Section 701h-1 - Contributions by States and political subdivisions for immediate use on authorized flood-control work; repayment
Section 701h-2 - No adverse effect on processes
Section 701h-3 - State contribution of funds for certain operation and maintenance costs
Section 701h-4 - Acceptance of funds for harbor dredging
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
Section 701m - Insufficient Congressional authorization; preparations for and modification of project
Section 701n - Emergency response to natural disasters
Section 701n-1 - Biennial report to Congress
Section 701n-2 - Monthly report to Congress
Section 701n-3 - Permanent measures to reduce emergency flood fighting needs for communities subject to repetitive flooding
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 701q-1 - Repair and restoration of embankments
Section 701r - Protection of highways, bridge approaches, lighthouses, 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-1a - Further modification of 1927 project; adoption; appropriation
Section 702a-1b - 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 702o - Mississippi River and Tributaries Project
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
Section 709c - Emergency communication of risk