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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 702g. Appropriation for emergency fund
The sum of $5,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated as an
emergency fund to be allotted by the Secretary of the Army on the
recommendation of the Chief of Engineers, in rescue work or in the
repair or maintenance of any flood-control work on any tributaries
of the Mississippi River threatened or destroyed by flood including
the flood of 1927: Provided, That the unexpended and unallotted
balance of said sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, may be
allotted by the Secretary of the Army on the recommendation of the
Chief of Engineers in the reimbursement of levee districts or
others for expenditures heretofore incurred or made for the
construction, repair, or maintenance of any flood-control work on
any tributaries or outlets of the Mississippi River that may be
threatened, impaired, or destroyed by the flood of 1927 or
subsequent flood or that have been impaired, damaged, or destroyed
by flood; and also in the construction, repair, or maintenance, and
in the reimbursement of levee districts or others for the
construction, repair, or maintenance of any flood-control work on
any of the tributaries or outlets of the Mississippi River that
have been impaired, damaged, or destroyed by caving banks or that
may be threatened or impaired by caving banks of such tributaries,
whether or not such caving has taken place during a flood stage:
Provided further, That if the Chief of Engineers finds that it has
been or will be necessary or advisable to change the location of
any such flood-control work in order to provide the protection
contemplated by this section, such change may be approved and/or
authorized.
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