§ 610. — Control of aquatic plant growths.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 33USC610]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 12--RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY
SUBCHAPTER IV--PARTICULAR WORK OR IMPROVEMENTS
Sec. 610. Control of aquatic plant growths
(a) In general
There is hereby authorized a comprehensive program to provide for
control and progressive eradication of noxious aquatic plant growths
from the navigable waters, tributary streams, connecting channels, and
other allied waters of the United States, in the combined interest of
navigation, flood control, drainage, agriculture, fish and wildlife
conservation, public health, and related purposes, including continued
research for development of the most effective and economic control
measures, to be administered by the Chief of Engineers, under the
direction of the Secretary of the Army, in cooperation with other
Federal and State agencies. Local interests shall agree to hold and save
the United States free from claims that may occur from control
operations and to participate to the extent of 30 per centum of the cost
of such operations. Costs for research and planning undertaken pursuant
to the authorities of this section shall be borne fully by the Federal
Government.
(b) Appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated such amounts, not in excess
of $15,000,000 annually, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions
of this section. Any such funds employed for control operations shall be
allocated by the Chief of Engineers on a priority basis, based upon the
urgency and need of each area, and the availability of local funds.
(c) Support
In carrying out the program under this section, the Secretary is
encouraged to use contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants with
colleges and universities and other non-Federal entities.
(Pub. L. 85-500, title I, Sec. 104, July 3, 1958, 72 Stat. 300; Pub. L.
89-298, title III, Sec. 302, Oct. 27, 1965, 79 Stat. 1092; Pub. L. 98-
63, title I, Sec. 101, July 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 313; Pub. L. 99-662,
title IX, Sec. 941, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4199; Pub. L. 104-303,
title II, Sec. 225, Oct. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 3697; Pub. L. 106-53, title
II, Sec. 205, Aug. 17, 1999, 113 Stat. 285.)
Amendments
1999--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106-53, Sec. 205(1), substituted
``noxious aquatic plant growths from'' for ``water-hyacinth,
alligatorweed, Eurasian water milfoil, melaleuca, and other obnoxious
aquatic plant growths, from'' in first sentence.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106-53, Sec. 205(2), substituted
``$15,000,000'' for ``$12,000,000'' in first sentence.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 106-53, Sec. 205(3), added subsec. (c).
1996--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-303 inserted ``melaleuca,'' after
``milfoil,''.
1986--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99-662 substituted ``$12,000,000'' for
``$10,000,000''.
1983--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98-63 substituted ``$10,000,000'' for
``$5,000,000''.
1965--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89-298 designated part of existing
provisions as subsec. (a), substituting ``comprehensive program'' and
``other allied waters of the United States'' for ``comprehensive
project'' and ``other allied waters in the States of North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and
Texas'', respectively, providing for control and eradication of Eurasian
water milfoil, and striking out ``in accordance with the report of the
Chief of Engineers, published as House Document Numbered 37, Eighty-
fifth Congress'' after ``Federal and State agencies''.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89-298 designated part of existing provisions
as subsec. (b), substituting the appropriations authorization of
$5,000,000 annually as first sentence for former provisions which
authorized ``an estimated additional cost for the expanded program over
that now underway of $1,350,000 annually for five years, of which 70 per
centum, presently estimated at $945,000, shall be borne by the United
States and 30 per centum, presently estimated at $405,000, by local
interests'' and incorporating former second proviso in second sentence.
