33 U.S.C. § 426e–1 — Shore protection projects
submitted 19 years ago by Pub. L. 110-114 to r/title-33-NAVIGATION-AND-NAVIGABLE-WATERS · 185 words · no verdicts yet
The United States promotes beach nourishment to reduce flood, hurricane, and storm damage. This policy runs for 50 years and favors areas with existing federal investment or federally caused erosion. The Secretary must apply this policy to every shore-protection project, even ones built before November 8, 2007.
(a) In general. Following the Act of July 3, 1930 (codified at section 426), and regardless of any administrative actions to the contrary, it is U.S. policy to promote beach nourishment to reduce flood, hurricane, and storm damage. This includes beach restoration and periodic renourishment carried out over a 50-year period, done jointly by the federal government, states, localities, and private groups.
(b) Preference. In carrying out that policy, preference goes to: (1) areas where the federal government has already invested money for these purposes; and (2) areas where the erosion damage comes from federal navigation projects or other federal activities.
(c) Applicability. The Secretary must apply this policy to every shore-protection and beach-renourishment project, including ones that were already built before November 8, 2007.
In accordance with the Act of July 3, 1930 (33 U.S.C. 426) of this title, and notwithstanding administrative actions, it is the policy of the United States to promote beach nourishment for the purposes of flood damage reduction and hurricane and storm damage reduction and related research that encourage the protection, restoration, and enhancement of sandy beaches, including beach restoration and periodic beach renourishment for a period of 50 years, on a comprehensive and coordinated basis by the Federal Government, States, localities, and private enterprises.
In carrying out the policy under subsection (a), preference shall be given to—
areas in which there has been a Federal investment of funds for the purposes described in subsection (a); and
areas with respect to which the need for prevention or mitigation of damage to shores and beaches is attributable to Federal navigation projects or other Federal activities.
The Secretary shall apply the policy under subsection (a) to each shore protection and beach renourishment project (including shore protection and beach renourishment projects constructed before November 8, 2007).
Source credit: (Pub. L. 110–114, title II, § 2018, Nov. 8, 2007, 121 Stat. 1077.)
- 2007Enacted · Pub. L. 110-114 · 121 Stat. 1077
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