Editorial Notes
Amendments

2020—Pub. L. 116–260 inserted “, and projects that use natural features or nature-based features (as those terms are defined in section 2289a(a) of this title),” after “nonstructural projects”.

2018—Pub. L. 115–270 substituted “$68,750,000” for “$55,000,000” in first sentence.

2014—Pub. L. 113–121 substituted “$10,000,000” for “$7,000,000” in third sentence.

2007—Pub. L. 110–114 substituted “$55,000,000” for “$50,000,000” in first sentence.

2000—Pub. L. 106–541 substituted “$50,000,000” for “$40,000,000” in first sentence.

1999—Pub. L. 106–53, in first sentence, substituted “implementation of small structural and nonstructural projects” for “construction of small projects” and, in third sentence, substituted “$7,000,000” for “$5,000,000”.

1986—Pub. L. 99–662 substituted “$40,000,000” for “$30,000,000” and “$5,000,000” for “$4,000,000”.

1981—Pub. L. 97–140 substituted “Not more than $4,000,000 shall be allotted under this section for a project at any single locality” for “Not more than $2,000,000 shall be allotted under this section for a project in any single locality, except that not more than $3,000,000 shall be allotted under this section for a project at a single locality if such project protects an area which has been declared to be a major disaster area pursuant to the Disaster Relief Act of 1966 or the Disaster Relief Act of 1970 in the five-year period immediately preceding the date the Chief of Engineers deems such work advisable”.

1976—Pub. L. 94–587 increased limitation on allotment for a project at a single locality from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 and for such a project protecting a major disaster area from $2,000,000 to $3,000,000.

1974—Pub. L. 93–251, in revising provisions, increased fiscal year allotment to $30,000,000 from $25,000,000 and required allotment of $2,000,000 for a project at a single locality if such locality protects an area declared to be a major-disaster area pursuant to Disaster Relief Act of 1966 or Disaster Relief Act of 1970 in five-year period immediately preceding the date the Chief of Engineers deems such work advisable.

1962—Pub. L. 87–874 substituted “$25,000,000” for “$10,000,000”, “projects for flood control and related purposes” for “flood control projects”, and provisions limiting the allotment for a single project to $1,000,000 and providing that such allotment shall be sufficient to complete Federal participation, for provisions limiting the allotment for any single project to $400,000 from the appropriations for any fiscal year.

1956—Act July 11, 1956, substituted “$10,000,000” for “$3,000,000”, struck out “and not within areas intended to be protected by projects so authorized” before “which come within the provisions of section 701a of this title”, and substituted “$400,000” for “$150,000”.

1950—Act May 17, 1950, substituted “$3,000,000” for “$2,000,000” and “$150,000” for “$100,000”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 99–662 not applicable to any project under contract for construction on Nov. 17, 1986, see section 915(i) of Pub. L. 99–662, set out as a note under section 426g of this title.

Effective Date of 1981 Amendment

Pub. L. 97–140, § 2(b), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1717, provided that: “The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall not apply to any project under contract for construction on the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 29, 1981].”

Effective Date of 1976 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 94–587 not applicable to any project under contract for construction on Oct. 22, 1976, see section 133(c) of Pub. L. 94–587, set out as a note under section 577 of this title.

Ice Jam Prevention and Mitigation

Pub. L. 114–322, title I, § 1150, Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1661, as amended by Pub. L. 115–270, title I, § 1131, Oct. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 3780, provided that:

“(a)
In General.—
The Secretary [of the Army] may carry out projects under section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s), including planning, design, construction, and monitoring of structural and nonstructural technologies and measures, for preventing and mitigating flood damages associated with ice jams.
“(b)
Inclusion.—
The projects described in subsection (a) may include the development and demonstration of cost-effective technologies and designs developed in consultation with—
“(1)
the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory of the Corps of Engineers;
“(2)
universities;
“(3)
Federal, State, and local agencies; and
“(4)
private organizations.
“(c)
Pilot Program.—
“(1)
In general.—
The Secretary shall identify and carry out not fewer than 20 projects under this section to demonstrate technologies and designs developed in accordance with this section.
“(2)
Project selection.—
The Secretary shall—
“(A)
ensure that the projects are selected from all cold regions of the United States, including the Upper Missouri River Basin and the Northeast; and
“(B)
select not fewer than one project to be carried out on a reservation (as defined in section 3 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 [25 U.S.C. 1452]) that serves more than one Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act [25 U.S.C. 5304]).”