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642, 16 U.S.C. 460d).
Repair of Facilities Damaged by Operation of Corps Dam. Section 9
authorized repair of highway, railroad, or utility damaged by the
operation of a dam or reservoir (60 Stat. 643, 33 U.S.C. 70lq).
Emergency Flood Control Work. Section 12 amends Section 5 of the 1941
FCA to increase the authorized annual funding level from
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million to
million.
Emergency Bank Protection. Section 14 authorized emergency bank
protection works to prevent flood damage to highways, bridge
approaches and public works. Annual expenditures were limited to
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,000,000 with not more than ,000 at any single locality (60 Stat.
654, 33 U.S.C. 70lr). NOTE: Amended by Public Law 93-251 which
granted authority to protect churches, hospitals, schools, and other
non-profit public services. Expenditure limits were raised to $ 15
million a year for the program and $ 1,000,000 per locality, 12
October 1996, by Section 219, Public Law 104-303.
B-67. 13 August 1946, Public Law 727, 79th Congress. Shore
Protection Cost Sharing. Authorized Federal participation up to
one-third of the cost, but not the maintenance, of protecting shores
of publicly-owned property (Amended by Acts dated 28 July 1956, 23
October 1962, 31 December 1970 and WRDAs of 1986 and 1996) (60 Stat.
1056, 33 U.S.C. 426e).
B-68. 14 August 1946, Public Law 732, 79th Congress--Fish and
Wildlife Coordination Act. Provides for coordination with Fish and
Wildlife Service. This Act amended Act of 10 March 1934 and was
amended, in turn, by The Act of 12 August 1958.
B-69. 30 June 1948, Public Law 845, 80th Congress--Water Pollution
Control Act. Authorized the Surgeon General to assist in and
encourage studies and plans, interstate compacts, and creation of
uniform state laws to control pollution (62 Stat. 1155, 33 U.S.C.
1151).
Pollution Control Board. The Federal Water Pollution Control Advisory
Board was established. Provisions were made for low interest loans,
grants to states for pollution studies, and grants in drafting
construction plans.
B-70. 30 June 1948, Public Law 858, 80th Congress--Flood Control Act
of 1948. Small Flood Control Projects. Section 205 authorized the
construction of small flood control projects not been specifically
authorized by Congress. A Federal expenditure limit was placed on
each project as well as the total program funds allotted per fiscal
year. The latest amendment is Section 915(a), Public Law 99-662,
which sets the Federal limit per project at million and the total
annual program limit at million. (62 Stat. 1182, 33 U.S.C. 70ls).
Emergency Flood Control Work. Section 206 expanded Section 5 of the
1941 FCA, as amended, to authorize the Chief of engineers to raise ,
extend, or modify such flood control works.
B-71. 17 May 1950, Public Law 516, Title I--River and Harbor Act of
1950. Consultants. Section 105 authorized the Chief of Engineers to
procure temporary or intermittent services of experts or consultants
or organizations in connection with civil functions of the Corps of
Engineers without regard to the Classification Act (64 Stat. 168, 33
U.S.C. 569a).
Transfer of Bridges. Section 109 authorized the Secretary of the Army
to transfer or convey to state authorities or political subdivisions
all rights, title and interest of the United States in and to all
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