§ 1009. — Joint investigations and surveys by Secretary of the Army and Secretary of Agriculture; reports to Congress.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC1009]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 18--WATERSHED PROTECTION AND FLOOD PREVENTION
Sec. 1009. Joint investigations and surveys by Secretary of the
Army and Secretary of Agriculture; reports to Congress
The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of Agriculture, when
authorized to do so by resolutions adopted by the Committee on
Environment and Public Works of the Senate or the Committee on Public
Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives, are authorized
and directed to make joint investigations and surveys in accordance with
their existing authorities of watershed areas in the United States,
Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, and to prepare joint reports on
such investigations and surveys setting forth their recommendations for
the installation of the works of improvement needed for flood prevention
or the conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water,
and for flood control and allied purposes. Such joint reports shall be
submitted to the Congress through the President for adoption and
authorization by the Congress of the recommended works of improvement:
Provided, That the project authorization procedure established by this
chapter shall not be affected.
(Pub. L. 87-639, Sec. 1, Sept. 5, 1962, 76 Stat. 438; Pub. L. 103-437,
Sec. 6(w), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4587.)
Codification
Section was not enacted as part of the Watershed Protection and
Flood Prevention Act which comprises this chapter.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-437 substituted ``Committee on Environment and
Public Works of the Senate or the Committee on Public Works and
Transportation of the House'' for ``Committee on Public Works of the
Senate or the Committee on Public Works of the House''.
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.
Authorization of Appropriations
Section 2 of Pub. L. 87-639 provided that: ``There are hereby
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out
the purposes of this Act [this section], such sums to remain available
until expended.''
