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LegalText 33 U.S.C. § 603a Removal of snags and debris, and straightening, clearing, and protecting channels in navigable waters us united_states_code code_section 33 NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS 12 RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY 603a 33 U.S.C. § 603a current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc33@119-100.zip /us/usc/t33/s603a data/legal/raw/us/code/title-33/usc33.xml 10bfe57e72180622d0f6a0cad1280d55789f59e149d3d562f97c0f9aea9aebf5 de3d130b31eae77f8c0fc593f61b7287899297718d678d500eea123559828523 d8f41e598cb81a55335a58c7bdd9d39a3e057cd015765f635a5e8206389922da 2026-07-04 official
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33 U.S.C. § 603a - Removal of snags and debris, and straightening, clearing, and protecting channels in navigable waters

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The Secretary of the Army is authorized to allot not to exceed $5,000,000 from any appropriations made prior to or after March 2, 1945, for any one fiscal year for improvement of rivers and harbors, for removing accumulated snags, obstructions, and other debris located in or adjacent to a Federal channel, and for protecting, clearing, and straightening channels in navigable harbors and navigable streams and tributaries thereof, when in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers such work is advisable in the interest of navigation, flood control, ecosystem restoration, or recreation.

(Mar. 2, 1945, ch. 19, § 3, 59 Stat. 23; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501; Pub. L. 99662, title IX, § 915(g), Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4191; Pub. L. 114322, title I, § 1164, Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1670; Pub. L. 117263, div. H, title LXXXI, § 8381, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3828.)

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Editorial Notes

Amendments2022—Pub. L. 117263 substituted “ecosystem restoration, or recreation” for “or recreation”. 2016—Pub. L. 114322 substituted “$5,000,000” for “$1,000,000”, “accumulated snags, obstructions, and other debris located in or adjacent to a Federal channel” for “accumulated snags and other debris”, and “, flood control, or recreation” for “or flood control”. 1986—Pub. L. 99662 substituted “$1,000,000” for “$300,000”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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.

Effective Date of 1986 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 99662 not applicable to any project under contract for construction on Nov. 17, 1986, see section 915(i) of Pub. L. 99662, set out as a note under section 426g of this title.