2015 US Code
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters (Sections 1 - 4009)
Chapter 12 - River and Harbor Improvements Generally (Sections 540 - 633)
Subchapter I - General Provisions (Sections 540 - 579c)
Sec. 579c - Backlog prevention
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER 12 - RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 579c - Backlog prevention |
| Contains | section 579c |
| Date | 2015 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 113-121, title VI, §6003, June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1349. |
| Statutes at Large References | 128 Stat. 1349, 1193 |
| Public and Private Laws | Public Law 113-121 |
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A water resources development project, or separable element of such a project, authorized for construction by this Act shall not be authorized after the last day of the 7-year period beginning on June 10, 2014, unless funds have been obligated for construction of such project during that period.
(2) Identification of projectsNot later than 60 days after the expiration of the 7-year period referred to in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that identifies the projects deauthorized under paragraph (1).
(b) Report to CongressNot later than 60 days after the expiration of the 12-year period beginning on June 10, 2014, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and make available to the public, a report that contains—
(1) a list of any water resources development projects authorized by this Act for which construction has not been completed during that period;
(2) a description of the reasons the projects were not completed;
(3) a schedule for the completion of the projects based on expected levels of appropriations; and
(4) a 5-year and 10-year projection of construction backlog and any recommendations to Congress regarding how to mitigate current problems and the backlog.
(Pub. L. 113–121, title VI, §6003, June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1349.)
REFERENCES IN TEXTThis Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 113–121, June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1193, known as the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2201 of this title and Tables.
"SECRETARY" DEFINEDSecretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 2 of Pub. L. 113–121, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.
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