2021 US Code
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 36 - Water Resources Development
Subchapter V - General Provisions
Sec. 2342 - Access to water resource data
33 U.S.C. § 2342 (2021) |
§2342. Access to water resource data |
(a) In general
Using available funds, the Secretary shall make publicly available, including on the Internet, all data in the custody of the Corps of Engineers on— (1) the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of water resources development projects; and (2) water quality and water management of projects owned, operated, or managed by the Corps of Engineers. Nothing in this section may be construed to compel or authorize the disclosure of data or other information determined by the Secretary to be confidential information, privileged information, law enforcement information, national security information, infrastructure security information, personal information, or information the disclosure of which is otherwise prohibited by law. (c) TimingThe Secretary shall ensure that data is made publicly available under subsection (a) as quickly as practicable after the data is generated by the Corps of Engineers. (d) PartnershipsIn carrying out this section, the Secretary may develop partnerships, including through cooperative agreements, with State, tribal, and local governments and other Federal agencies. |
(Pub. L. 110–114, title II, §2017, Nov. 8, 2007, 121 Stat. 1077; Pub. L. 114–322, title I, §1135, Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1656.) |
EDITORIAL NOTES
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007, and not as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 which comprises this chapter. AMENDMENTS2016—Pub. L. 114–322 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to access to water resource data. STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES DATA TRANSPARENCY Pub. L. 116–260, div. AA, title I, §158(b), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2662, provided that: "The Secretary [of the Army] shall prioritize making publicly available water resources data in the custody of the Corps of Engineers, as authorized by section 2017 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2342)." "SECRETARY" DEFINEDSecretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 2 of Pub. L. 110–114, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title. |
United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS |
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Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER 36 - WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT SUBCHAPTER V - GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 2342 - Access to water resource data |
section 2342 |
2021 |
January 3, 2022 |
No |
standard |
121 Stat. 1077 130 Stat. 1656 134 Stat. 2662 |
Public Law 110-114, Public Law 114-322, Public Law 116-260 |