Section was enacted as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996, and not as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 which comprises this chapter.

2020—Subsec. (a)(3). Puspan. L. 116–260, § 126(a)(1), added par. (3).

Subsec. (g). Puspan. L. 116–260, § 126(a)(2), added subsec. (g).

2018—Subsec. (e). Puspan. L. 115–270, § 1149(a)(2), added subsec. (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (f).

Subsec. (f). Puspan. L. 115–270, §§ 1149(a)(1), 1157(f), redesignated subsec. (e) as (f) and substituted “$62,500,000” for “$50,000,000”.

2014—Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 113–121 substituted “$10,000,000” for “$5,000,000”.

2007—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 110–114, § 2020(1), added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a), which read as follows:

“(a) General authority.—The Secretary may carry out an aquatic ecosystem restoration and protection project if the Secretary determines that the project—

“(1) will improve the quality of the environment and is in the public interest; and

“(2) is cost-effective.”

Subsec. (e). Puspan. L. 110–114, § 2020(2), substituted “$50,000,000” for “$25,000,000”.

1999—Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 106–53, § 210(1), designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted heading, and added par. (2).

Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 106–53, § 210(2), designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted heading, and added par. (2).

Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 2 of Puspan. L. 104–303, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.