33 U.S.C. · Navigation and Navigable Waters
33 U.S.C. § 426e2

Clarification of munition disposal authorities

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33 U.S.C. § 426e2 — Clarification of munition disposal authorities

U.S.C. Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS 33 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER 9 - PROTECTION OF NAVIGABLE WATERS AND OF HARBOR AND RIVER IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY SUBCHAPTER I - IN GENERAL Sec. 426e-2 - Clarification of munition disposal authorities From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§426e–2. Clarification of munition disposal authorities

(a) In general The Secretary may, at full Federal expense, implement any response action the Secretary determines to be necessary at a site where— (1) the Secretary has carried out a project under civil works authority of the Secretary that includes placing sand on a beach; and (2) as a result of the project described in paragraph (1), military munitions that were originally released as a result of Department of Defense activities are deposited on the beach, posing a threat to human health or the environment. (b) Response action funding A response action described in subsection (a) shall be reimbursed from amounts made available to the agency within the Department of Defense responsible for the original release of the munitions.

(Pub. L. 113–121, title I, §1027, June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1230; Pub. L. 114–322, title I, §1154, Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1663.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments 2016—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–322, §1154(1), inserted ", at full Federal expense," after "The Secretary may" in introductory provisions. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–322, §1154(2), substituted "reimbursed" for "funded".

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

"Secretary" Defined Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 2 of Pub. L. 113–121, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.

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