The original text of section 3 of act June 13, 1902, provided for “a board of five engineer officers, whose duties shall be fixed by the Chief of Engineers.” The last proviso of act Mar. 4, 1913, provided “that said board shall consist of seven members, a majority of whom shall be of rank not less than lieutenant colonel.”

Other parts of section 4 of act Mar. 4, 1913, are set out in section 542 of this title.

1994—Pub. L. 103–437 substituted “Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives, or the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate” for “Committee on Rivers and Harbors of the House of Representatives, or the Committee on Commerce of the Senate”.

1932—Act Feb. 10, 1932, inserted sentence defining “commerce”.

Committee on Public Works and Transportation of House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of House of Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104–14, set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.

Pub. L. 102–580, title II, § 223, Oct. 31, 1992, 106 Stat. 4837, provided that: “The Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, established by section 3 of the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902 (33 U.S.C. 541), shall cease to exist on the 180th day following the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 31, 1992]. The Secretary may reassign to other elements within the Department of the Army such duties and responsibilities of the Board as the Secretary determines to be necessary.”

Act Aug. 8, 1917, ch. 49, § 18, 40 Stat. 269, created a commission to be known as the Waterways Commission, to bring into coordination and cooperation the engineering, scientific, and constructive services, bureaus, boards, etc., relating to study development, or control of waterways, etc., prior to repeal by act June 10, 1920, ch. 285, § 29, 41 Stat. 1077.