33 U.S.C. § 549A
Section 549a · Review of navigation, flood control, and water supply projects
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 1 court decisions — leading case Friends of the River v. Nat'l Marine Fisheries Serv. (2018)
Most recently applied in Friends of the River v. Nat'l Marine Fisheries Serv. (February 2018)
The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is authorized to review the operation of projects the construction of which has been completed and which were constructed by the Corps of Engineers in the interest of navigation, flood control, water supply, and related purposes, when found advisable due 1 the significantly changed physical or economic conditions, and to report thereon to Congress with recommendations on the advisability of modifying the structures or their operation, and for improving the quality of the environment in the overall public interest.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Codification
Section is from Pub. L. 91–611, popularly known as the “Flood Control Act of 1970”.