Federal

Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters

1,569 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 647 — Mississippi River survey
• § 648 — Arkansas River; levee and bank protection
• § 649 — Vicksburg Harbor and Ohio River below Cache River
• § 650 — Mississippi River below Rock Island; levee and bank protection
• § 651 — Tributaries of Mississippi River below Cairo; levee and bank protection
• § 652 — Upper Mississippi River Management
• § 653 — Extension of jurisdiction of Mississippi River Commission
• § 653a — Extension of jurisdiction of Mississippi River Commission
• § 661 — Creation of commission; appointment of members; vacancies; powers generally
• § 662 — Organization; compensation of members; rules and regulations of procedure; traveling expenses
• § 663 — Territorial jurisdiction over hydraulic mining; hydraulic mining injurious to navigation prohibited
• § 664 — General duties as to plans for protection of navigation
• § 665 — Survey for debris reservoirs; study of methods of mines and mining
• § 666 — Noting conditions of navigable channels
• § 667 — Annual reports
• § 668 — “Hydraulic mining” and “mining by hydraulic process” defined
• § 669 — Petition by hydraulic miners
• § 670 — Surrender to United States of right to regulate debris of mine
• § 671 — Petition for common dumping ground, etc.
• § 672 — Notice of petition for dumping grounds, etc.; hearing
• § 673 — Order by commission directing method of mining, etc.; expenses of complying with order; exemption from mining taxes
• § 674 — Plans for and supervision of work required by order; permit to commence mining
• § 675 — Conditions precedent for commencement of mining operations
• § 676 — Allotment of expenses for common dumping grounds; location of impounding works
• § 677 — Limitation as to quantity of debris washed away
• § 678 — Modification and revocation of permit to mine
• § 679 — Violation of permit to mine; penalty
• § 680 — Examination of mines; reports
• § 681 — Repealed. Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 704(a) , Oct. 21, 1976 , 90 Stat. 2792
• § 682 — Malicious injury to works; injury to navigable waters by hydraulic mining; penalty
• § 683 — Tax on operation of hydraulic mines; “debris fund”; advances by mine owners; storage for water and use of outlet facilities
• § 684 — Cooperation by commission with State authorities
• § 685 — Construction by commission of restraining works, etc.; use of debris fund
• § 686 — Construction of restraining works in conjunction with State
• § 687 — Use of State dredge and appliances in river and harbor improvements
• § 7 — Use of Government iron pier in Delaware Bay
• § 701 — Flood control generally
• § 701–1 — Declaration of policy of 1944 act
• § 701a — Declaration of policy of 1936 act
• § 701a–1 — “Flood control” defined; jurisdiction of Federal investigations
• § 701b — Supervision of Secretary of the Army; reclamation projects unaffected
• § 701b–1 — Transfer of jurisdiction in certain cases to Department of Agriculture
• § 701b–10 — Omitted
• § 701b–11 — Flood protection projects
• § 701b–12 — Floodplain management requirements
• § 701b–13 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–121, title I, § 1014(c)(3) , June 10, 2014 , 128 Stat. 1222
• § 701b–14 — Structural integrity evaluations
• § 701b–15 — Non-Federal plans to provide additional flood risk reduction
• § 701b–16 — Management of flood risk reduction projects
• § 701b–17 — Corps of Engineers Western Water Cooperative Committee
• § 701b–2 — Cooperation by Secretaries of the Army and Agriculture; expenditures
• § 701b–3 — Examinations and surveys; availability of appropriations
• § 701b–4 — Administration of surveys; number authorized; reports
• § 701b–5 — Omitted
• § 701b–6 — Examinations and surveys by Secretary of Agriculture
• § 701b–7 — Supplemental reports to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and House Public Works Committee
• § 701b–8 — Submission of report by Chief of Engineers
• § 701b–8a — Discontinuance of preliminary examination reports
• § 701b–9 — Availability of appropriations for expenses incident to operation of power boats or vessels; expenses defined; certification of expenditures
• § 701c — Rights-of-way, easements, etc.; acquisition by local authorities; maintenance and operation; protection of United States from liability for damages; requisites to run-off and water-flow retardation and soil erosion prevention assistance
• § 701c–1 — Acquirement of titles for certain projects and to lands, easements, rights-of-way; reimbursement of local agencies
• § 701c–2 — Acquisition and sale of land
• § 701c–3 — Lease receipts; payment of portion to States
• § 701d — Compacts between States; consent of Congress
• § 701e — Effect of act June 22, 1936 , on provisions for Mississippi River and other projects
• § 701f — Authorization of appropriations
• § 701f–1 — Additional authorization
• § 701f–2 — Funds for specific and authorized projects merged with and accounted for under regular annual appropriation
• § 701f–3 — Expenditure in watersheds of funds appropriated for flood prevention purposes
• § 701g — Removal of obstructions; clearing channels
• § 701h — Contributions by States, political subdivisions, and other non-Federal interests
• § 701h–1 — Contributions by States and political subdivisions for immediate use on authorized flood-control work; repayment
• § 701h–2 — No adverse effect on processes
• § 701h–3 — State contribution of funds for certain operation and maintenance costs
• § 701h–4 — Acceptance of funds for harbor dredging
• § 701i — Elimination from protection of areas subject to evacuation
• § 701j — Installation in dams of facilities for future development of hydroelectric power
• § 701k — Crediting reimbursements for lost, stolen, or damaged property
• § 701l, 701l–1 — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a) , Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 650 , 656
• § 701m — Insufficient Congressional authorization; preparations for and modification of project
• § 701n — Emergency response to natural disasters
• § 701n–1 — Biennial report to Congress
• § 701n–2 — Monthly report to Congress
• § 701n–3 — Permanent measures to reduce emergency flood fighting needs for communities subject to repetitive flooding
• § 701o — Omitted
• § 701p — Railroad bridge alterations at Federal expense
• § 701q — Repair and protection of highways, railroads, and utilities damaged by operation of dams or reservoir
• § 701q–1 — Repair and restoration of embankments
• § 701r — Protection of highways, bridge approaches, lighthouses, public works, and nonprofit public services
• § 701r–1 — Utilization of public roads
• § 701s — Small flood control projects; appropriations; amount limitation for single locality; conditions
• § 701t — Emergency fund for flood damage; amount; commitments to be fulfilled by local interests
• § 701u — International engineering or scientific conferences; attendance
• § 702 — Mississippi River
• § 702a — Adoption of 1927 project; execution; creation of board; scope of authority; appropriation
• § 702a–1 — Modification of project of 1927; adoption
• § 702a–10 — Flowage rights and rights-of-way; reimbursement of local authorities; highway crossings; use of properties for national forests or wildlife refuges
• § 702a–11 — Morganza Floodway; Eudora Floodway
• § 702a–12 — Modified Lower Mississippi River project as of August 18, 1941
• § 702a–1a — Further modification of 1927 project; adoption; appropriation
• § 702a–1b — Further modification; adoption
• § 702a–2 — Abandonment of Boeuf Floodway
• § 702a–3 — Levees; raising and enlarging
• § 702a–4 — Fuse-plug levees
• § 702a–5 — Back levee north of Eudora Floodway
• § 702a–6 — Drainage necessitated by floodway levees
• § 702a–7 — Railroad and highway crossings over floodways
• § 702a–8 — Additional roads; construction by United States
• § 702a–9 — Lands, easements, and rights-of-way; acquisition by local authorities; reimbursement; protection of United States from liability for damages
• § 702b — Local contribution toward cost of flood control work
• § 702c — Expenditures for construction work; conditions precedent; liability for damage from flood waters; condemnation proceedings; floodage rights
• § 702d — Flowage rights; condemnation proceedings; benefits to property
• § 702d–1 — Bonnet Carre Spillway and Floodway; rights-of-way, etc., over lands
• § 702e — Maps for project; preparation
• § 702f — Expenditures for earlier projects
• § 702g — Appropriation for emergency fund
• § 702g–1 — Additional appropriation for emergency fund
• § 702h — Prosecution of project by Mississippi River Commission; president of commission; salaries
• § 702h–1 — Transferred
• § 702i — Certain sections applicable to property and rights acquired or constructed
• § 702j — Projects relating to tributary streams; report to Congress; appropriation
• § 702j–1 — Saint Francis and Yazoo Rivers; lands and easements; alteration of highways; cooperation of States
• § 702j–2 — White River Levee District; rights-of-way; drainage facilities; flowage rights; acquisition by local authorities; protection of United States from liability for damages
• § 702k — Surveys below Cape Girardeau, Missouri; resurvey of levee in Tennessee
• § 702k–1 — Authorization of appropriation
• § 702k–2 — Separability
• § 702l — Repeal of inconsistent laws
• § 702m — Interest of Members of Congress in contracts for acquisition of land
• § 702n — Levee rights-of-way; payment or reimbursement for
• § 702o — Mississippi River and Tributaries Project
• § 703 — Sacramento River, California
• § 704 — Modification of project
• § 705 — Salmon River, Alaska; flood control work authorized
• § 706 — Secretary of Commerce; current precipitation information; appropriation
• § 707 — Sumner Dam and Lake Sumner; declaration of purpose; report to Congress; appropriation
• § 708 — Sale of surplus waters for domestic and industrial uses; disposition of moneys
• § 709 — Regulations for use of storage waters; application to Tennessee Valley Authority
• § 709a — Information on floods and flood damage
• § 709b — Flood hazard information
• § 709c — Emergency communication of risk
• § 71 to 84 — Repealed. Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 495, § 5 , 65 Stat. 407
• § 711 to 713 — Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, § 11808(a)(2) –(4), Dec. 23, 2022 , 136 Stat. 4165
• § 714, 715 — Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, § 11808(a)(5) , (6), Dec. 23, 2022 , 136 Stat. 4165
• § 716 — Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 20 , 63 Stat. 561
• § 717 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8512(a)(5), Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 4759
• § 717a — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a) , Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 647
• § 718 — Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 20 , 63 Stat. 561
• § 719 — Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, § 11808(a)(7) , Dec. 23, 2022 , 136 Stat. 4165
• § 720, 720a — Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 20 , 63 Stat. 561
• § 721 — Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, § 11808(a)(2) , Dec. 23, 2022 , 136 Stat. 4165
• § 721a to 724 — Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 20 , 63 Stat. 561
• § 725 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8512(a)(1), Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 4759
• § 726 — Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 20 , 63 Stat. 561
• § 727 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8512(a)(2), Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 4759
• § 728 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8512(a)(3), Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 4759
• § 729, 730 — Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 20 , 63 Stat. 561
• § 730a — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8512(a)(4), Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 4759
• § 731, 732 — Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 20 , 63 Stat. 561
• § 733 — Transferred
• § 734 — Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 20 , 63 Stat. 561
• § 735 — Marking pierheads in certain lakes
• § 736 — Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 20 , 63 Stat. 561
• § 737 — Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, § 11808(a)(8) , Dec. 23, 2022 , 136 Stat. 4165
• § 738 — Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, § 11808(a)(9) , Dec. 23, 2022 , 136 Stat. 4165
• § 739 to 740b — Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 20 , 63 Stat. 561
• § 741, 742 — Repealed. June 6, 1940, ch. 257 , §§ 5, 6, 54 Stat. 247
• § 743 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8512(a)(5), Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 4759
• § 744 — Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, § 11808(a)(10) , Dec. 23, 2022 , 136 Stat. 4165
• § 745 — Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 20 , 63 Stat. 561
• § 745a — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8512(a)(6), Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 4759
• § 746 to 746b — Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 20 , 63 Stat. 565
• § 747, 747a — Repealed. July 1, 1944, ch. 373 , title XIII, § 1313, 58 Stat. 714
• § 747b — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8512(a)(7), Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 4759
• § 748 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8512(a)(8), Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 4759
• § 748a — Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, § 11808(a)(11) , Dec. 23, 2022 , 136 Stat. 4165
• § 749 — Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 20 , 63 Stat. 561
• § 750 — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a) , Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 642
• § 751 to 752a — Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 20 , 63 Stat. 561
• § 752b — Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, § 11808(a)(12) , Dec. 23, 2022 , 136 Stat. 4165
• § 753, 754 — Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 20 , 63 Stat. 561
• § 754a — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8512(a)(9), Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 4759
• § 755 to 762 — Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 20 , 63 Stat. 561
• § 763 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8510(a), Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 4757 ; Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, § 11808(a)(13) , Dec. 23, 2022 , 136 Stat. 4165
• § 763–1 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8512(a)(11), Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 4759
• § 763–2 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8512(a)(12), Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 4759
• § 763a — Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 20 , 63 Stat. 561
• § 763a–1 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8512(a)(10), Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 4759
• § 763a–2 — Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, § 11808(a)(14) , Dec. 23, 2022 , 136 Stat. 4165
• § 763b — Repealed. July 1, 1944, ch. 373 , title XIII, § 1313, 58 Stat. 714
• § 763c — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–222, § 7(b) , Dec. 29, 1973 , 87 Stat. 936
• § 764 — Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, § 11808(a)(15) , Dec. 23, 2022 , 136 Stat. 4166
• § 765, 766 — Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, § 11808(a)(16) , Dec. 23, 2022 , 136 Stat. 4166
• § 767 to 769 — Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 20 , 63 Stat. 561
• § 770 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8512(a)(14), Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 4759
• § 771 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8512(a)(15), Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 4759
• § 772 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8512(a)(15), Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 4759
• § 773 — Transferred
• § 774 — Transferred
• § 775 — Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, § 11808(a)(17) , Dec. 23, 2022 , 136 Stat. 4166
• § 776 — Transferred