2018 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 19B - Water Resources Planning
Subchapter IV - Miscellaneous Provisions
Sec. 1962d-15 - Protection of United States from liability for damages; exception of damages due to fault or negligence of United States

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Citation 42 U.S.C. § 1962d-15 (2018)
Section Name §1962d–15. Protection of United States from liability for damages; exception of damages due to fault or negligence of United States
Section Text

The requirement in any water resources development project under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army, that non-Federal interests hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction, operation, and maintenance of the project, does not include damages due to the fault or negligence of the United States or its contractors.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 93–251, title I, §9, Mar. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 16.)

Editorial Notes CODIFICATION

Section was enacted as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 1974, and not as part of the Water Resources Planning Act which comprises this chapter.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 19B - WATER RESOURCES PLANNING
SUBCHAPTER IV - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 1962d-15 - Protection of United States from liability for damages; exception of damages due to fault or negligence of United States
Contains section 1962d-15
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 88 Stat. 16
Public Law References Public Law 93-251
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