Act of August 28, 1937 Chapter 877 of the 75th Congress, as amended 50 Stat. 877, as amended Act of August 28, 1937 ch877 118–272 Statute Compilation United States House of Representatives Office of the Legislative Counsel text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Statute Compilations USLM converter, version 20240419 2025-01-31 Flood Control Act of 1937 17624 75 1937-08-28 Act of August 28, 1937 [(Chapter 877 of the 75th Congress; 50 Stat. 877)] [As Amended Through P.L. 118–272, Enacted January 4, 2025] [Currency: This publication is a compilation of the text of Chapter 877. It was last amended by the public law listed in the As Amended Through note above and below at the bottom of each page of the pdf version and reflects current law through the date of the enactment of the public law listed at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/comps/] [Note: While this publication does not represent an official version of any Federal statute, substantial efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of its contents. The official version of Federal law is found in the United States Statutes at Large and in the United States Code. The legal effect to be given to the Statutes at Large and the United States Code is established by statute (1 U.S.C. 112, 204).]
AN ACTTo amend an Act entitled “An Act authorizing the construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and for other purposes”, approved June 22, 1936. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * * * * * * *
Sec. 2. [33 U.S.C. 701g] That the Secretary of the Army is hereby authorized to allot not to exceed $15,000,000 from any appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for any one fiscal year for flood control, for removing accumulated snags and other debris, for preventing and mitigating flood damages associated with ice jams, and clearing and straightening the channel in navigable streams and tributaries thereof, when in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers such work is advisable in the interest of flood control: Provided, That not more than $1,000,000 shall be expended for this purpose for any single tributary from the appropriations for any one fiscal year. * * * * * * *