33 USC § 467g - Research

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identifier: "/us/usc/t33/s467g"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "33 USC § 467g - Research"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "467g"
section_name: "Research"
chapter_number: 9
chapter_name: "PROTECTION OF NAVIGABLE WATERS AND OF HARBOR AND RIVER IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY"
subchapter_number: "VII"
subchapter_name: "DAM INSPECTION PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 92–367, § 9, as added Pub. L. 104–303, title II, § 215(c)(8), Oct. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 3692; amended Pub. L. 107–310, § 4, Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2453; Pub. L. 113–121, title III, § 3001(a)(1), June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1282.)"
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# § 467g. Research

**(a)** **In general** The Administrator, in cooperation with the Board, shall carry out a program of technical and archival research to develop and support—

**(1)** improved techniques, historical experience, and equipment for rapid and effective dam construction, rehabilitation, and inspection;

**(2)** devices for the continued monitoring of the safety of dams;

**(3)** development and maintenance of information resources systems needed to support managing the safety of dams; and

**(4)** initiatives to guide the formulation of effective public policy and advance improvements in dam safety engineering, security, and management.

**(b)** **Consultation** The Administrator shall provide for State participation in research under subsection (a) and periodically advise all States and Congress of the results of the research.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 92–367, § 9, as added Pub. L. 104–303, title II, § 215(c)(8), Oct. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 3692; amended Pub. L. 107–310, § 4, Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2453; Pub. L. 113–121, title III, § 3001(a)(1), June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1282.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 467g, , as added , , , set out the requisite features of State dam safety programs and provided for program approval and periodic review, prior to repeal by , , .

A prior  was classified to  prior to repeal by .

### Amendments

2014— substituted “Administrator” for “Director” in introductory provisions of subsec. (a) and in subsec. (b).

2002—Subsec. (a). , in introductory provisions, substituted “in cooperation with the Board” for “in cooperation with ICODS” and inserted “and support” after “develop”.

Subsec. (a)(3), (4). –(4), added pars. (3) and (4).