---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 U.S.C. § 2313a"
title: "33"
title_heading: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
number: "2313a"
heading: "Engineering and environmental innovations of national significance"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/33/2313a"
units:
  - "Chapter 36 — Water Resources Development"
  - "Subchapter V — General Provisions"
---

# §2313a. Engineering and environmental innovations of national significance

- (a) **Surveys, plans, and studies—** To encourage innovative and environmentally sound engineering solutions and innovative environmental solutions to problems of national significance, the [Secretary](/usc/33/426h–1.md?p=2) may undertake surveys, plans, and studies and prepare reports that may lead to work under existing civil works authorities or to recommendations for authorizations.
- (b) **Funding—**
  - (1) **Authorization of appropriations—** There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1997 through 2000.
  - (2) **Funding from other sources—** The [Secretary](/usc/33/426h–1.md?p=2) may accept and expend additional funds from other Federal agencies, States, or non-Federal entities for purposes of carrying out this section.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 104–303, title II, § 212, Oct. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 3684.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

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.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### “Secretary” Defined

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