33 USC § 426o - Great Lakes material disposal

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title: "33 USC § 426o - Great Lakes material disposal"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "426o"
section_name: "Great Lakes material disposal"
chapter_number: 9
chapter_name: "PROTECTION OF NAVIGABLE WATERS AND OF HARBOR AND RIVER IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "IN GENERAL"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 99–662, title XI, § 1154, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4256.)"
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# § 426o. Great Lakes material disposal

In planning and implementing any navigation project (including maintenance thereof) on the Great Lakes and adjacent waters, the Secretary shall consult and cooperate with concerned States in selecting disposal areas for dredged material which is suitable for beach nourishment.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 99–662, title XI, § 1154, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4256.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### “Secretary” Defined

Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see .