--- kind: "unit" title: "33" title_heading: "Navigation and Navigable Waters" key: "ch12/schI" level: "subchapter" label: "Subchapter I" heading: "General Provisions" release: "119-102" date: "2026-07-12" url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/33/ch12-schI" sections_count: 86 --- # Subchapter I — General Provisions Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters › Chapter 12 — River and Harbor Improvements Generally ## Sections - [§540. Investigations and improvements; control by Department of the Army; wildlife conservation](/usc/33/540.md) - [§540a. Availability of appropriations for attendance by military personnel at meetings and for printing survey reports](/usc/33/540a.md) - [§541. Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors; establishment; duties and powers generally](/usc/33/541.md) - [§542. Review by Board of Engineers of reports on examinations and surveys and special reports](/usc/33/542.md) - [§543. Employment of civil engineers on western and northwestern rivers](/usc/33/543.md) - [§544. Repealed.](/usc/33/544.md) - [§544a. Repealed.](/usc/33/544a.md) - [§544b. Employment of physicians to examine employees; fee or employment basis; validation of prior agreements](/usc/33/544b.md) - [§544c. Minority group participation in construction of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway project; annual report to Congress](/usc/33/544c.md) - [§545. Preliminary examinations and reports; surveys; contents of report to Congress generally](/usc/33/545.md) - [§545a. Discontinuance](/usc/33/545a.md) - [§546. Investigation of stream flow and watersheds; surveys in connection with dams](/usc/33/546.md) - [§546a. Information as to configuration of shore line](/usc/33/546a.md) - [§547. Reports as to local benefits of improvement and recommendations as to local cooperation](/usc/33/547.md) - [§547a. Inclusion of regional economic development benefits in economic analysis for purposes of computing economic justification of project](/usc/33/547a.md) - [§548. Omitted](/usc/33/548.md) - [§549. Repealed.](/usc/33/549.md) - [§549a. Review of navigation, flood control, and water supply projects](/usc/33/549a.md) - [§549b. Inclusion of project or facility in Corps of Engineers workplan](/usc/33/549b.md) - [§550. Report on water terminal and transfer facilities](/usc/33/550.md) - [§551. Policy of Government as to terminal facilities for new projects](/usc/33/551.md) - [§552. Repealed.](/usc/33/552.md) - [§553. Freight statistics](/usc/33/553.md) - [§554. Duty of shipowners and officers to furnish information to person in local charge of improvement; penalty](/usc/33/554.md) - [§555. Duty of shipowners and officers to furnish information required by Secretary of the Army](/usc/33/555.md) - [§555a. Petroleum product information](/usc/33/555a.md) - [§556. Printing reports generally](/usc/33/556.md) - [§557. Payment of costs of printing](/usc/33/557.md) - [§557a. Publication of pamphlets, maps, brochures, and other material](/usc/33/557a.md) - [§557b. Sale of publications, charts, or other material; deposit of proceeds](/usc/33/557b.md) - [§558. Proceeds from sale or transfer of property acquired](/usc/33/558.md) - [§558a. Repealed.](/usc/33/558a.md) - [§558b. Exchange of land or property](/usc/33/558b.md) - [§558b–1. Application to authorized works of flood control](/usc/33/558b-1.md) - [§558c. Rights-of-way over United States land](/usc/33/558c.md) - [§559. Disposition of rentals for Government plants](/usc/33/559.md) - [§560. Contributions from private parties; return of excess](/usc/33/560.md) - [§561. Repealed.](/usc/33/561.md) - [§561a. Contributions from local interests; reduction to meet lowered cost](/usc/33/561a.md) - [§562. Channel depths and dimensions defined](/usc/33/562.md) - [§562a. Project depths for national defense purposes; waterways for general commerce](/usc/33/562a.md) - [§563. Omitted](/usc/33/563.md) - [§564. Repealed.](/usc/33/564.md) - [§565. River and harbor improvement by private or municipal enterprise](/usc/33/565.md) - [§566. Improvement by or under authority of State of New Jersey](/usc/33/566.md) - [§567. Navigation and flood control improvements by Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota](/usc/33/567.md) - [§567a. Flood and pollution control compacts between certain States](/usc/33/567a.md) - [§567b. Pollution of Potomac drainage basin; control by State compacts](/usc/33/567b.md) - [§567b–1. Amended compact](/usc/33/567b-1.md) - [§568. Limitation on power of committee of Congress to consider projects](/usc/33/568.md) - [§569. Personal equipment for employees; use of funds for purpose](/usc/33/569.md) - [§569a. Temporary employment of experts or consultants; compensation](/usc/33/569a.md) - [§569b. Contracts; architect and engineering services; surveying and mapping services](/usc/33/569b.md) - [§569c. Services of volunteers](/usc/33/569c.md) - [§569d. Safety award and promotional materials](/usc/33/569d.md) - [§569e. Use of private sector resources in surveying and mapping](/usc/33/569e.md) - [§569f. Debarment of persons convicted of fraudulent use of “Made in America” labels](/usc/33/569f.md) - [§570. Default in contract; disposition of amounts collected](/usc/33/570.md) - [§571. Crediting reimbursements for lost, stolen, or damaged property](/usc/33/571.md) - [§572. Collection and removal of drift in Baltimore Harbor](/usc/33/572.md) - [§573. Repealed.](/usc/33/573.md) - [§574. Omitted](/usc/33/574.md) - [§574a. Training funds](/usc/33/574a.md) - [§575. Availability of appropriations for expenses incident to operation of power boats or vessels; expenses defined; certification of expenditures](/usc/33/575.md) - [§576. Revolving fund; establishment; availability; reimbursement; transfer of funds; limitation](/usc/33/576.md) - [§576a. Purchase of passenger motor vehicles by Corps of Engineers](/usc/33/576a.md) - [§576b. Lease authority](/usc/33/576b.md) - [§576c. Corps of Engineers operation of unmanned aircraft systems](/usc/33/576c.md) - [§577. Small river and harbor improvement projects](/usc/33/577.md) - [§577a. Small-boat navigation projects; charter fishing craft](/usc/33/577a.md) - [§577b. Cost of operation and maintenance of general navigation features of small boat harbor projects; applicable projects](/usc/33/577b.md) - [§578. Disposal of surplus property for development of public port or industrial facilities](/usc/33/578.md) - [§578a. Disposition studies](/usc/33/578a.md) - [§578b. Disposition of projects](/usc/33/578b.md) - [§579. Repealed.](/usc/33/579.md) - [§579a. Corps budgeting; project deauthorizations; comprehensive backlog report](/usc/33/579a.md) - [§579b. Omitted](/usc/33/579b.md) - [§579c. Repealed.](/usc/33/579c.md) - [§579c–1. Repealed.](/usc/33/579c-1.md) - [§579c–2. Repealed.](/usc/33/579c-2.md) - [§579d. Repealed.](/usc/33/579d.md) - [§579d–1. Repealed.](/usc/33/579d-1.md) - [§579d–2. Deauthorization of inactive projects](/usc/33/579d-2.md) - [§579e. Access to real estate data](/usc/33/579e.md) - [§579f. Budgetary evaluation metrics and transparency; public participation](/usc/33/579f.md) - [§579g. Annual reports](/usc/33/579g.md)