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33 U.S.C. § 2311

U.S. CodeFederal
Report to Congress covering proposals for water impoundment facilities
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Title
33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter
CH36
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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Any report that is submitted to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate or the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives by the Secretary, or the Secretary of Agriculture acting under Public Law 83–566, as amended [16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.], which proposes construction of a water impoundment facility, shall include information on the consequences of failure and geologic or design factors which could contribute to the possible failure of such facility. (Pub. L. 99–662, title XII, § 1202, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4263.) Editorial Notes References in TextPublic Law 83–566, as amended, referred to in text, is act Aug. 4, 1954, ch. 656, 68 Stat. 666, known as the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, which is classified principally to chapter 18 (§ 1001 et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1001 of Title 16 and Tables. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Change of Name 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.

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