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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 701b-1. Transfer of jurisdiction in certain cases to Department of Agriculture
In order to effectuate the policy declared in sections 701a and
701b of this title, and to correlate the program for the
improvement of rivers and other waterways by the Department of the
Army with the program for the improvement of watersheds by the
Department of Agriculture, works of improvement for measures of
run-off and water-flow retardation and soil-erosion prevention on
the watersheds of waterways, for which works of improvement for the
benefit of navigation and the control of destructive floodwaters
and other provisions have been adopted and authorized to be
prosecuted under the direction of the Secretary of the Army and
supervision of the Chief of Engineers, are authorized to be
prosecuted by the Department of Agriculture under the direction of
the Secretary of Agriculture and in accordance with plans approved
by him. The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized in his
discretion to undertake such emergency measures for run-off
retardation and soil-erosion prevention as may be needed to
safeguard lives and property from floods and the products of
erosion on any watershed whenever fire or any other natural element
or force has caused a sudden impairment of that watershed:
Provided, That not to exceed $300,000 out of any funds heretofore
or hereafter appropriated for the prosecution by the Secretary of
Agriculture of works of improvement or measures for run-off and
water-flow retardation and soil-erosion prevention on watersheds
may be expended during any one fiscal year for such emergency
measures. For prosecuting said work and measures there is
authorized to be appropriated the sum of $10,000,000 to be expended
at the rate of $2,000,000 per annum during the five-year period
ending June 30, 1944: Provided, That such works and measures which
are herein authorized to be prosecuted by the Department of
Agriculture may be carried out on the watersheds of the Rio Grande
and Pecos Rivers subject to the proviso in section 701b of this
title.
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