Front Matter
*Title 1—General Provisions
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Title 2—The Congress
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*Title 3—The President
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*Title 4—Flag And Seal, Seat Of Government, And The States
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*Title 5—Government Organization And Employees; and Appendix
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Title 6—Domestic Security
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Title 7—Agriculture
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Title 8—Aliens And Nationality
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*Title 9—Arbitration
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*Title 10—Armed Forces
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*Title 11—Bankruptcy; and Appendix
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Title 12—Banks And Banking
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*Title 13—Census
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*Title 14—Coast Guard
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Title 15—Commerce And Trade
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Title 16—Conservation
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*Title 17—Copyrights
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*Title 18—Crimes And Criminal Procedure; and Appendix
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Title 19—Customs Duties
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Title 20—Education
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Title 21—Food And Drugs
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Title 22—Foreign Relations And Intercourse
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*Title 23—Highways
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Title 24—Hospitals And Asylums
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Title 25—Indians
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Title 26—Internal Revenue Code
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Title 27—Intoxicating Liquors
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*Title 28—Judiciary And Judicial Procedure; and Appendix
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Title 29—Labor
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Title 30—Mineral Lands And Mining
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*Title 31—Money And Finance
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*Title 32—National Guard
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Title 33—Navigation And Navigable Waters
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TITLE 33—Front Matter
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CHAPTER 1—NAVIGABLE WATERS GENERALLY (sections 1 to 59mm)
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CHAPTER 2—INTERNATIONAL RULES FOR NAVIGATION AT SEA (sections 61 to 147d)
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CHAPTER 3—NAVIGATION RULES FOR HARBORS, RIVERS, AND INLAND WATERS GENERALLY (sections 151 to 159)
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CHAPTER 4—NAVIGATION RULES FOR GREAT LAKES AND THEIR CONNECTING AND TRIBUTARY WATERS
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CHAPTER 5—NAVIGATION RULES FOR RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AND RIVERS EMPTYING INTO GULF OF MEXICO AND TRIBUTARIES
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CHAPTER 5A—EXEMPTION OF NAVY OR COAST GUARD VESSELS FROM CERTAIN NAVIGATION RULES (sections 360 to 360a)
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CHAPTER 6—GENERAL DUTIES OF SHIP OFFICERS AND OWNERS AFTER COLLISION OR OTHER ACCIDENT (sections 361 to 368)
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CHAPTER 7—REGULATIONS FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF PIRACY (sections 381 to 387)
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CHAPTER 8—SUMMARY TRIALS FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES AGAINST NAVIGATION LAWS (sections 391 to 396)
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CHAPTER 9—PROTECTION OF NAVIGABLE WATERS AND OF HARBOR AND RIVER IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY (sections 400 to 467o)
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CHAPTER 10—ANCHORAGE GROUNDS AND HARBOR REGULATIONS GENERALLY (sections 471 to 476)
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CHAPTER 11—BRIDGES OVER NAVIGABLE WATERS (sections 491 to 535i)
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CHAPTER 12—RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY (sections 540 to 635)
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CHAPTER 13—MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION (sections 641 to 653a)
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CHAPTER 14—CALIFORNIA DEBRIS COMMISSION (sections 661 to 687)
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CHAPTER 15—FLOOD CONTROL (sections 701 to 709c)
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CHAPTER 15—Front Matter
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Sec. 701. Flood control generally
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Sec. 701-1. Declaration of policy of 1944 act
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Sec. 701a. Declaration of policy of 1936 act
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Sec. 701a-1. "Flood control" defined; jurisdiction of Federal investigations
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Sec. 701b. Supervision of Secretary of the Army; reclamation projects unaffected
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Sec. 701b-1. Transfer of jurisdiction in certain cases to Department of Agriculture
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Sec. 701b-2. Cooperation by Secretaries of the Army and Agriculture; expenditures
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Sec. 701b-3. Examinations and surveys; availability of appropriations
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Sec. 701b-4. Administration of surveys; number authorized; reports
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Sec. 701b-5. Omitted
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Sec. 701b-6. Examinations and surveys by Secretary of Agriculture
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Sec. 701b-7. Supplemental reports to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and House Public Works Committee
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Sec. 701b-8. Submission of report by Chief of Engineers
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Sec. 701b-8a. Discontinuance of preliminary examination reports
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Sec. 701b-9. Availability of appropriations for expenses incident to operation of power boats or vessels; expenses defined; certification of expenditures
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Sec. 701b-10. Omitted
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Sec. 701b-11. Flood protection projects
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Sec. 701b-12. Floodplain management requirements
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Sec. 701b-13. Repealed. Pub. L. 113-121, title I, ยง1014(c)(3), June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1222
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Sec. 701b-14. Structural integrity evaluations
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Sec. 701b-15. Non-Federal plans to provide additional flood risk reduction
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Sec. 701b-16. Management of flood risk reduction projects
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Sec. 701b-17. Corps of Engineers Western Water Cooperative Committee
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Sec. 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
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Sec. 701c-1. Acquirement of titles for certain projects and to lands, easements, rights-of-way; reimbursement of local agencies
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Sec. 701c-2. Acquisition and sale of land
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Sec. 701c-3. Lease receipts; payment of portion to States
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Sec. 701d. Compacts between States; consent of Congress
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Sec. 701e. Effect of act June 22, 1936, on provisions for Mississippi River and other projects
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Sec. 701f. Authorization of appropriations
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Sec. 701f-1. Additional authorization
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Sec. 701f-2. Funds for specific and authorized projects merged with and accounted for under regular annual appropriation
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Sec. 701f-3. Expenditure in watersheds of funds appropriated for flood prevention purposes
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Sec. 701g. Removal of obstructions; clearing channels
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Sec. 701h. Contributions by States, political subdivisions, and other non-Federal interests
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Sec. 701h-1. Contributions by States and political subdivisions for immediate use on authorized flood-control work; repayment
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Sec. 701h-2. No adverse effect on processes
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Sec. 701h-3. State contribution of funds for certain operation and maintenance costs
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Sec. 701h-4. Acceptance of funds for harbor dredging
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Sec. 701i. Elimination from protection of areas subject to evacuation
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Sec. 701j. Installation in dams of facilities for future development of hydroelectric power
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Sec. 701k. Crediting reimbursements for lost, stolen, or damaged property
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Secs. 701l, 701l-1. Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, ยง8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 650, 656
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Sec. 701m. Insufficient Congressional authorization; preparations for and modification of project
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Sec. 701n. Emergency response to natural disasters
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Sec. 701n-1. Biennial report to Congress
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Sec. 701n-2. Monthly report to Congress
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Sec. 701n-3. Permanent measures to reduce emergency flood fighting needs for communities subject to repetitive flooding
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Sec. 701o. Omitted
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Sec. 701p. Railroad bridge alterations at Federal expense
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Sec. 701q. Repair and protection of highways, railroads, and utilities damaged by operation of dams or reservoir
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Sec. 701q-1. Repair and restoration of embankments
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Sec. 701r. Protection of highways, bridge approaches, lighthouses, public works, and nonprofit public services
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Sec. 701r-1. Utilization of public roads
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Sec. 701s. Small flood control projects; appropriations; amount limitation for single locality; conditions
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Sec. 701t. Emergency fund for flood damage; amount; commitments to be fulfilled by local interests
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Sec. 701u. International engineering or scientific conferences; attendance
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Sec. 702. Mississippi River
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Sec. 702a. Adoption of 1927 project; execution; creation of board; scope of authority; appropriation
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Sec. 702a-1. Modification of project of 1927; adoption
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Sec. 702a-1a. Further modification of 1927 project; adoption; appropriation
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Sec. 702a-1b. Further modification; adoption
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Sec. 702a-2. Abandonment of Boeuf Floodway
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Sec. 702a-3. Levees; raising and enlarging
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Sec. 702a-4. Fuse-plug levees
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Sec. 702a-5. Back levee north of Eudora Floodway
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Sec. 702a-6. Drainage necessitated by floodway levees
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Sec. 702a-7. Railroad and highway crossings over floodways
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Sec. 702a-8. Additional roads; construction by United States
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Sec. 702a-9. Lands, easements, and rights-of-way; acquisition by local authorities; reimbursement; protection of United States from liability for damages
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Sec. 702a-10. Flowage rights and rights-of-way; reimbursement of local authorities; highway crossings; use of properties for national forests or wildlife refuges
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Sec. 702a-11. Morganza Floodway; Eudora Floodway
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Sec. 702a-12. Modified Lower Mississippi River project as of August 18, 1941
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Sec. 702b. Local contribution toward cost of flood control work
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Sec. 702c. Expenditures for construction work; conditions precedent; liability for damage from flood waters; condemnation proceedings; floodage rights
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Sec. 702d. Flowage rights; condemnation proceedings; benefits to property
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Sec. 702d-1. Bonnet Carre Spillway and Floodway; rights-of-way, etc., over lands
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Sec. 702e. Maps for project; preparation
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Sec. 702f. Expenditures for earlier projects
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Sec. 702g. Appropriation for emergency fund
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Sec. 702g-1. Additional appropriation for emergency fund
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Sec. 702h. Prosecution of project by Mississippi River Commission; president of commission; salaries
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Sec. 702h-1. Transferred
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Sec. 702i. Certain sections applicable to property and rights acquired or constructed
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Sec. 702j. Projects relating to tributary streams; report to Congress; appropriation
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Sec. 702j-1. Saint Francis and Yazoo Rivers; lands and easements; alteration of highways; cooperation of States
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Sec. 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
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Sec. 702k. Surveys below Cape Girardeau, Missouri; resurvey of levee in Tennessee
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Sec. 702k-1. Authorization of appropriation
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Sec. 702k-2. Separability
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Sec. 702l. Repeal of inconsistent laws
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Sec. 702m. Interest of Members of Congress in contracts for acquisition of land
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Sec. 702n. Levee rights-of-way; payment or reimbursement for
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Sec. 702o. Mississippi River and Tributaries Project
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Sec. 703. Sacramento River, California
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Sec. 704. Modification of project
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Sec. 705. Salmon River, Alaska; flood control work authorized
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Sec. 706. Secretary of Commerce; current precipitation information; appropriation
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Sec. 707. Sumner Dam and Lake Sumner; declaration of purpose; report to Congress; appropriation
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Sec. 708. Sale of surplus waters for domestic and industrial uses; disposition of moneys
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Sec. 709. Regulations for use of storage waters; application to Tennessee Valley Authority
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Sec. 709a. Information on floods and flood damage
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Sec. 709b. Flood hazard information
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Sec. 709c. Emergency communication of risk
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CHAPTER 16—LIGHTHOUSES (sections 711 to 776)
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CHAPTER 17—NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (sections 851 to 894f)
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CHAPTER 18—LONGSHORE AND HARBOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION (sections 901 to 950)
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CHAPTER 19—SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY (sections 981 to 990)
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CHAPTER 20—POLLUTION OF THE SEA BY OIL (sections 1001 to 1016)
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CHAPTER 21—INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA (sections 1051 to 1094)
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CHAPTER 22—SEA GRANT COLLEGES AND MARINE SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT (sections 1101 to 1144)
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CHAPTER 23—POLLUTION CONTROL OF NAVIGABLE WATERS (sections 1151 to 1175)
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CHAPTER 24—VESSEL BRIDGE-TO-BRIDGE COMMUNICATION (sections 1201 to 1208)
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CHAPTER 25—PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY PROGRAM (sections 1221 to 1236)
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CHAPTER 26—WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL (sections 1251 to 1389)
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CHAPTER 27—OCEAN DUMPING (sections 1401 to 1445)
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CHAPTER 28—POLLUTION CASUALTIES ON THE HIGH SEAS: UNITED STATES INTERVENTION (sections 1471 to 1487)
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CHAPTER 29—DEEPWATER PORTS (sections 1501 to 1524)
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CHAPTER 30—INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA (sections 1601 to 1608)
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CHAPTER 31—OCEAN POLLUTION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND MONITORING PLANNING (sections 1701 to 1709)
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CHAPTER 32—INLAND WATERWAYS TRUST FUND (sections 1801 to 1804)
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CHAPTER 33—PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS (sections 1901 to 1915)
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CHAPTER 33A—MARINE DEBRIS RESEARCH, PREVENTION, AND REDUCTION (sections 1951 to 1959)
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CHAPTER 34—INLAND NAVIGATIONAL RULES (sections 2071 to 2073)
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CHAPTER 35—ARTIFICIAL REEFS (sections 2101 to 2106)
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CHAPTER 36—WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT (sections 2201 to 2357)
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CHAPTER 37—ORGANOTIN ANTIFOULING PAINT CONTROL (sections 2401 to 2410)
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CHAPTER 38—DUMPING OF MEDICAL WASTE BY PUBLIC VESSELS (sections 2501 to 2504)
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CHAPTER 39—SHORE PROTECTION FROM MUNICIPAL OR COMMERCIAL WASTE (sections 2601 to 2623)
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CHAPTER 40—OIL POLLUTION (sections 2701 to 2762)
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CHAPTER 41—NATIONAL COASTAL MONITORING (sections 2801 to 2805)
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CHAPTER 42—ESTUARY RESTORATION (sections 2901 to 2909)
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CHAPTER 43—NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONED OFFICER CORPS (sections 3001 to 3079b)
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CHAPTER 44—OCEANS AND HUMAN HEALTH (sections 3101 to 3104)
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CHAPTER 45—TSUNAMI WARNING AND EDUCATION (sections 3201 to 3208)
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CHAPTER 46—NATIONAL LEVEE SAFETY PROGRAM (sections 3301 to 3307)
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CHAPTER 47—OCEAN EXPLORATION (sections 3401 to 3408)
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CHAPTER 48—OCEAN AND COASTAL MAPPING INTEGRATION (sections 3501 to 3507)
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CHAPTER 49—INTEGRATED COASTAL AND OCEAN OBSERVATION SYSTEM (sections 3601 to 3613)
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CHAPTER 50—FEDERAL OCEAN ACIDIFICATION RESEARCH AND MONITORING (sections 3701 to 3708)
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CHAPTER 51—CLEAN HULLS (sections 3801 to 3857)
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CHAPTER 52—WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION (sections 3901 to 3915)
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CHAPTER 53—HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM AND HYPOXIA RESEARCH AND CONTROL (sections 4001 to 4010)
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CHAPTER 54—COMMERCIAL ENGAGEMENT THROUGH OCEAN TECHNOLOGY (sections 4101 to 4106)
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CHAPTER 55—SAVE OUR SEAS 2.0 (sections 4201 to 4282)
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Title 34—Crime Control And Law Enforcement
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*Title 35—Patents
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*Title 36—Patriotic And National Observances, Ceremonies, And Organizations
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*Title 37—Pay And Allowances Of The Uniformed Services
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*Title 38—Veterans' Benefits
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*Title 39—Postal Service
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*Title 40—Public Buildings, Property, And Works
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*Title 41—Public Contracts
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Title 42—The Public Health And Welfare
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Title 43—Public Lands
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*Title 44—Public Printing And Documents
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Title 45—Railroads
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*Title 46—Shipping
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Title 47—Telecommunications
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Title 48—Territories And Insular Possessions
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*Title 49—Transportation
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Title 50—War And National Defense; and Appendix
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*Title 51—National And Commercial Space Programs
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Title 52—Voting And Elections
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Title 53—[Reserved]
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*Title 54—National Park Service And Related Programs
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