U.S.C. Title 16 - CONSERVATION 16 U.S.C. United States Code, 2024 Edition Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 59A - WETLANDS Sec. 3956 - General provisions From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §3956. General provisions (a) Additional authority for Corps of Engineers The Secretary is authorized to carry out projects for the protection, restoration, or enhancement of aquatic and associated ecosystems, including projects for the protection, restoration, or creation of wetlands and coastal ecosystems. In carrying out such projects, the Secretary shall give such projects equal consideration with projects relating to irrigation, navigation, or flood control. (b) Study The Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to study the feasibility of modifying the operation of existing navigation and flood control projects to allow for an increase in the share of the Mississippi River flows and sediment sent down the Atchafalaya River for purposes of land building and wetlands nourishment. (Pub. L. 101–646, title III, §307, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4787.)
16 U.S.C. § 3956
§3956. General provisions
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