---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 459h–5"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
number: "459h–5"
heading: "Beach erosion control and hurricane protection; study and formulation of plans; activities by Chief of Engineers, Department of Army"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/459h-5"
units:
  - "Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores"
  - "Subchapter LXIII — National Seashore Recreational Areas"
---

# §459h–5. Beach erosion control and hurricane protection; study and formulation of plans; activities by Chief of Engineers, Department of Army


The [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) of the Interior and the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) of the Army may cooperate in the study and formulation of plans for beach erosion control and hurricane protection of the seashore. Any such protective works or spoil deposit activities undertaken by the Chief of Engineers, Department of the Army, shall be carried out within the seashore in accordance with a plan that is acceptable to the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) of the Interior and that is consistent with the purposes of sections [459h](/usc/16/459h.md) to [459h–10](/usc/16/459h–10.md) of this title.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 91–660, § 6, Jan. 8, 1971, 84 Stat. 1969.)