Flood Control Act of 1937
The Flood Control Act of 1937 (FCA 1937) was an
floodwalls, levees, and revetments along Wolf River and Nonconnah Creek for protection of Memphis, TN and modified the Yazoo River project to substitute a combined reservoir floodway and levee plan.[2]
Section 2 authorized small clearing and snagging projects for flood control, limited in Federal cost per project (50 Stat. 877, 33 U.S.C. 7Olg).
FCA 1937 was subsequently amended on[3] Many of the provisions of FCA 1937 are administered by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
- 24 July 1946 by Section 13, Pub. L. 79–526
- 24 September 1954 by Section 208, Pub. L. 83–780(these projects are customarily referred to as "Section 208 Projects")
- 7 March 1974 by Section 26, Pub. L. 93–251
- 17 November 1986 by Section 915(b), Pub. L. 99–662. The latter amended the Federal limit per project to $500,000.
See also
- Water Resources Development Act
- Rivers and Harbors Act - for related legislation which sometimes also implements flood control provisions.
References
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-24. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
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External links
- Flood Control Act of 1937. Pub. L. 75-406. 49 Stat. 1586. 28 August 1937. Library of Congress
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