§ 702d-1. — Bonnet Carre Spillway and Floodway; rightsofway, etc., over lands.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC702d-1]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 15--FLOOD CONTROL
Sec. 702d-1. Bonnet Carre Spillway and Floodway; rights-of-way,
etc., over lands
The proviso in section 702d of this title ``That any land acquired
under the provisions of this section shall be turned over without cost
to the ownership of States or local interests,'' shall not apply to the
lands heretofore acquired or that may be hereafter acquired in
connection with the construction, maintenance, or operation of the
Bonnet Carre Spillway and Floodway. The Secretary of the Army is
authorized to grant to any citizen, association, railroad, or other
corporation, State or public agency thereof, rights-of-way, easements,
and permits, over, across, in, and upon said lands for railway, highway,
telephone, telegraph, and pipe-line crossings, and other purposes. The
grants issued in pursuance of this authority shall be under such terms
and conditions as the Secretary of the Army may deem advisable for the
protection of the public interests, and may be perpetual or temporary in
his discretion.
(Feb. 15, 1933, ch. 76, 47 Stat. 810; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II,
Sec. 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)
Change of Name
Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of
Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of
act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of
act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch.
1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted ``Title 10,
Armed Forces'' which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued Department of
the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.
