§3902. Authority to provide assistance
33 U.S.C. § 3902
In general— The Secretary and the Administrator may provide financial assistance under this chapter to carry out projects, which shall be selected to ensure a diversity of project types and geographical locations.
Responsibility—
Secretary— The Secretary shall provide financial assistance to carry out all projects under this chapter that are eligible projects under section 3905(1) of this title.
Administrator— The Administrator shall provide financial assistance to carry out all projects under this chapter that are eligible projects under paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), and (9) of section 3905 of this title.
Other projects— The Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, may carry out eligible projects under paragraph (8) or (10) of section 3905 of this title.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
(Pub. L. 113–121, title V, § 5023, June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1333; Pub. L. 114–322, title IV, § 5008(a), (b)(2)(A), Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1896, 1897; Pub. L. 115–270, title IV, § 4201(a)(1), Oct. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 3877.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–270, § 4201(a)(1)(A), struck out “pilot” before “projects”.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 115–270, § 4201(a)(1), substituted “provide financial assistance to carry out all projects” for “carry out all pilot projects”.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 115–270, § 4201(a)(1)(A), struck out “pilot” after “all”.
2016—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 114–322, § 5008(b)(2)(A)(i), substituted “(7), and (9)” for “and (8)”.
Pub. L. 114–322, § 5008(a), substituted “provide financial assistance to carry out” for “carry out”.
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 114–322, § 5008(b)(2)(A)(ii), substituted “paragraph (8) or (10)” for “paragraph (7) or (9)”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Rulemaking Process
Pub. L. 119–74, div. B, title I, Jan. 23, 2026, 140 Stat. 66, provided in part: “That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Jan. 23, 2026], the Secretary [of the Army] shall begin a rulemaking process to establish the process to provide financial assistance for projects to construct, maintain, upgrade, and repair levees and ancillary features with a primary owner type of State, municipal, county, private, or other non-Federal entity”.
“Secretary” Defined
Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 2 of Pub. L. 113–121, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.