Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 42


   

U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Chapter 19B - Notes
    Sec.                                                     
    1962.       Congressional statement of policy.                
    1962-1.     Effect on existing laws.                          
    1962-2.     Congressional statement of objectives.            
                  SUBCHAPTER I - WATER RESOURCES COUNCIL              
    1962a.      Establishment; composition; other Federal agency
                     participation; designation of Chairman.          
    1962a-1.    Powers and duties.                                
    1962a-2.    Principles, standards, and procedures for Federal
                     projects.                                        
                  (a)   Establishment, consultation, revision.      
                  (b)   Economic evaluation; primary criterion.     
    1962a-3.    Review of river basin commission plans; report to
                     President and Congress.                          
    1962a-4.    Administrative provisions.                        
                  (a)   Hearings, proceedings, evidence, reports;
                         office space; use of mails; personnel;
                         consultants; motor vehicles; necessary
                         expenses; other powers.                    
                  (b)   Oaths.                                      
                  (c)   Records; public inspection.                 
                  (d)   Information and personnel from other Federal
                         agencies.                                  
                  (e)   Responsibility for personnel and funds.     
                  SUBCHAPTER II - RIVER BASIN COMMISSIONS              
    1962b.      Creation of commissions; powers and duties.       
    1962b-1.    Membership of commissions; appointment of
                     chairman.                                        
    1962b-2.    Organization of commissions.                      
                  (a)   Commencement of functions; transfer of
                         property, assets, and records upon
                         termination of commission; availability of
                         studies, data, and other materials to
                         participants.                              
                  (b)   Vice chairman; State election; State
                         representation.                            
                  (c)   Vacancies; alternates for chairman and vice
                         chairman.                                  
                  (d)   Consensus of members on issues;
                         opportunities for individual views; record
                         of position of chairman and vice chairman;
                         final authority on procedural questions.   
    1962b-3.    Duties of commissions.                            
    1962b-4.    Administrative provisions.                        
                  (a)   Hearings, proceedings, evidence, reports;
                         office space; use of mails; personnel,
                         consultants, and professional service
                         contracts; personnel from other agencies;
                         retirement and employee benefit system for
                         personnel without coverage; motor vehicles;
                         necessary expenses; other powers.          
                  (b)   Oaths.                                      
                  (c)   Records; public inspection.                 
                  (d)   Information and personnel from other Federal
                         agencies.                                  
                  (e)   Responsibility for personnel and funds.     
    1962b-5.    Compensation of members and chairmen.             
                  (a)   Additional compensation prohibited to
                         members appointed from Federal departments,
                         agencies, and international commissions.   
                  (b)   Compensation of members from States and
                         interstate agencies.                       
                  (c)   Compensation of chairman.                   
    1962b-6.    Expenses of commissions.                          
                  (a)   Federal share; apportionment of remainder;
                         annual budget; estimates of proposed
                         Federal appropriations; advances against
                         delayed State appropriations; credit to
                         account in the Treasury.                   
                  (b)   Acceptance, reception, utilization, and
                         disposal of appropriations, donations, and
                         grants.                                    
                  (c)   Accounts of receipts and disbursements;
                         annual audit; inclusion in annual report.  
                  (d)   Inspection of accounts.                     
     SUBCHAPTER III - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR COMPREHENSIVE
                       PLANNING GRANT AUTHORIZATIONS
    1962c.      Authorization of appropriations; coordination of
                     related Federal planning assistance programs;
                     utilization of Federal agencies administering
                     programs contributing to water resources
                     planning.                                        
    1962c-1.    Allotments to States: basis, population and land
                     area determinations; payments to States: amount. 
    1962c-2.    State programs; approval by Council; submission;
                     requirements; notice and hearing prior to
                     disapproval.                                     
    1962c-3.    Noncompliance; curtailing of payments.            
    1962c-4.    Payments to States; computation of amount.        
    1962c-5.    "State" defined.                                  
    1962c-6.    Records; audit and examination.                   
                 SUBCHAPTER IV - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS             
    1962d.      Authorization of appropriations to the Water
                     Resources Council.                               
                  (a)   Limitation for single river basin
                         commission.                                
                  (b)   Limitation on the expenses of the Water
                         Resources Council.                         
                  (c)   Limitation on availability of funds for
                         preparation of certain studies and for
                         assessments and plans.                     
    1962d-1.    Rules and regulations.                            
    1962d-2.    Delegation of functions.                          
    1962d-3.    Utilization of personnel.                         
    1962d-4.    Northeastern United States water supply.          
                  (a)   Plans for Federal construction, operation,
                         and maintenance of reservoir system within
                         certain river basins and conveyance and
                         purification facilities through cooperation
                         of Secretary of the Army and government
                         agencies; financial participation of
                         States.                                    
                  (b)   Construction, operation, and maintenance of
                         reservoirs and conveyance and purification
                         facilities.                                
                  (c)   Reservoirs as components of river basin and
                         water supply plans.                        
    1962d-5.    Water resources development projects involving
                     navigation, flood control, and shore protection. 
                  (a)   Construction, operation, and maintenance;
                         limitation on estimated Federal first cost
                         of construction; Congressional committee
                         approval of projects; reports to Congress. 
                  (b)   Local cooperation requirements based on
                         certain estimated Federal first cost of
                         construction.                              
    1962d-5a.   Reimbursement to States.                          
                  (a)   Combination of reimbursement of installation
                         costs and reduction in contributions;
                         single project limitation.                 
                  (b)   Agreement provisions; termination of
                         agreement for failure to commence work.    
                  (c)   Certification of performance.               
                  (d)   Beach erosion control projects.             
                  (e)   Prohibition of construction for Federal
                         assumption of responsibilities of
                         non-Federal bodies or for Federal liability
                         for unnecessary or inapplicable project
                         work of such bodies.                       
                  (f)   Allotment limitation for any fiscal year;
                         specific project reimbursement
                         authorizations.                            
    1962d-5b.   Water resources projects; written agreement
                     requirement.                                     
                  (a)   Cooperation of non-Federal interest.        
                  (b)   Definition of non-Federal interest.         
                  (c)   Enforcement; jurisdiction.                  
                  (d)   Nonperformance of terms of agreement by
                         non-Federal interest; notice; reasonable
                         opportunity for performance; performance by
                         Chief of Engineers.                        
                  (e)   Effective date.                             
    1962d-5c.   Non-Federal public bodies, installment
                     construction payments.                           
                  (a)   Annual installments during period of
                         construction in absence of other provision
                         for extended repayment.                    
                  (b)   Cost sharing; modification.                 
    1962d-5d.   Authorization of Secretary of the Army to contract
                     with States and political subdivisions for
                     increased law enforcement services during peak
                     visitation periods; authorization of
                     appropriations.                                  
    1962d-5e.   Wetland areas.                                    
                  (a)   Authorization of Secretary of the Army to
                         plan and establish wetland areas; criteria
                         for establishment.                         
                  (b)   Reports to Congress.                        
                  (c)   Cost.                                       
    1962d-5f.   Beach nourishment.                                
    1962d-5g.   Hydroelectric power resources.                    
                  (a)   Study; plan.                                
                  (b)   Transmittal of plan to Congressional
                         committees.                                
                  (c)   Authorization of appropriation.             
                  (d)   Feasibility studies of specific
                         hydroelectric power installations;
                         authorization of appropriations.           
    1962d-6.    Feasibility studies; acceleration; advancement of
                     costs by non-Federal sources.                    
    1962d-7.    Delmarva Peninsula hydrologic study; duties of
                     Secretary of the Interior.                       
    1962d-8.    Reports on Delmarva Peninsula hydrologic study.   
    1962d-9.    Information from Federal agencies for Delmarva
                     Peninsula study.                                 
    1962d-10.   Cooperation with agencies on Delmarva Peninsula
                     study.                                           
    1962d-11.   Authorization of appropriation for Delmarva
                     Peninsula study.                                 
    1962d-11a.  Potomac River water diversion structure.          
                  (a)   Consent of Congress for construction;
                         written agreement providing schedule for
                         allocation among parties for withdrawal of
                         waters.                                    
                  (b)   Authorization of Secretary of the Army to
                         enter written agreement; amendments or
                         revisions.                                 
                  (c)   Riparian rights or other authority of
                         Maryland, Virginia, political subdivisions;
                         authority of District of Columbia.         
    1962d-11b.  Dalecarlia Reservoir; delivery of water to
                     metropolitan Maryland; expenses; payments;
                     purchase of water from State or local authorities
                     in Maryland or Virginia.                         
    1962d-12 to 1962d-14. Repealed.                                   
    1962d-14a.  Alaska hydroelectric power development.           
                  (a)   Congressional findings and declaration.     
                  (b)   Establishment of fund; composition.         
                  (c)   Authorization of appropriation.             
                  (d)   Investments; deposits.                      
                  (e)   Expenditures for phase I design memorandum
                         stage of advanced engineering and design;
                         withholding of favorable report to Congress
                         prior to repayment; expenditures from
                         non-Federal funds.                         
                  (f)   Authorization to construct projects;
                         expenditures.                              
                  (g)   Agreement with non-Federal public
                         authorities and submittal to Congressional
                         committees, payment of total non-Federal
                         obligations; conditions of United States
                         assumption of excess over costs fixed in
                         agreement, payment subject to
                         appropriations acts.                       
                  (h)   Conveyance of title, rights, and interests
                         of United States; Federal requirements,
                         reservations, and provisions.              
                  (i)   Short title.                                
    1962d-15.   Protection of United States from liability for
                     damages; exception of damages due to fault or
                     negligence of United States.                     
    1962d-16.   Comprehensive plans for development, utilization,
                     and conservation of water and related resources. 
                  (a)   Federal and State cooperation.              
                  (b)   Fees.                                       
                  (c)   Authorization of appropriations; general and
                         State limitation.                          
                  (d)   "State" defined.                            
    1962d-17.   Regional or river basin plans and Federal water
                     and related land resources projects; preparation,
                     formulation, and evaluation.                     
                  (a)   Interest rate formula for discounting future
                         benefits and cost computations; repeal of
                         conflicting provisions and administrative
                         actions.                                   
                  (b)   Interest rate for prior authorized projects
                         assured of non-Federal share of project
                         costs; continuation of rate.               
                  (c)   Water and related resources projects;
                         Presidential study; scope of study; report
                         to Congress.                               
    1962d-18.   Study of depletion of natural resources of regions
                     of Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas,
                     and Nebraska utilizing Ogallala aquifer; plans;
                     reports to Congress; authorization of
                     appropriation.                                   
    1962d-19.   Cooperation of Secretary of the Interior with
                     State and local regulatory and law enforcement
                     officials in enforcement of laws or ordinances in
                     connection with Federal resource protection,
                     etc., within Federal water resource development
                     project; funding.                                
    1962d-20.   Prohibition on Great Lakes diversions.            
                  (a)   Congressional findings and declarations.    
                  (b)   Congressional declaration of purpose and
                         policy.                                    
                  (c)   "Great Lakes State" defined.                
                  (d)   Approval by Governors for diversion of
                         water.                                     
                  (e)   Approval of Governors for diversion studies.
                  (f)   Previously authorized diversions.           
    1962d-21.   John Glenn Great Lakes basin program.             
                  (a)   Strategic plans.                            
                  (b)   Great Lakes biohydrological information.    
                  (c)   Great Lakes recreational boating.           
                  (d)   Cooperation.                                
                  (e)   Water use activities and policies.          
                  (f)   Cost sharing.                               
    1962d-22.   Great Lakes fishery and ecosystem restoration.    
                  (a)   Findings.                                   
                  (b)   Definitions.                                
                  (c)   Great Lakes fishery and ecosystem
                         restoration.                               
                  (d)   Cooperative agreements.                     
                  (e)   Relationship to other Great Lakes
                         activities.                                
                  (f)   Cost sharing.                               
                  (g)   Authorization of appropriations.            
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                   CHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS               
      This chapter is referred to in section 1962d-4 of this title;
    title 16 section 1275; title 22 section 2361; title 33 section
    1289; title 43 section 1511.
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