33 USC § 2213a - Treatment of certain benefits and costs

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identifier: "/us/usc/t33/s2213a"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "33 USC § 2213a - Treatment of certain benefits and costs"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "2213a"
section_name: "Treatment of certain benefits and costs"
chapter_number: 36
chapter_name: "WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "COST SHARING"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 116–260, div. AA, title I, § 152, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2658; Pub. L. 117–263, div. H, title LXXXI, § 8380, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3828.)"
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# § 2213a. Treatment of certain benefits and costs

**(a)** **In general** In the case of a flood risk management or coastal storm risk management project in a region of moderate or high seismic hazard, for the purpose of a benefit-cost analysis for the project, the Secretary shall not include in that analysis any additional design and construction costs resulting from addressing seismic concerns.

**(b)** **Savings provision** Except with respect to the benefit-cost analysis, the additional costs referred to in subsection (a) shall be—

**(1)** included in the total project cost; and

**(2)** subject to cost-share requirements otherwise applicable to the project.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 116–260, div. AA, title I, § 152, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2658; Pub. L. 117–263, div. H, title LXXXI, § 8380, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3828.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020, and not as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 which comprises this chapter.

### Amendments

2022—Subsec. (a).  substituted “a flood risk management or coastal storm risk management project in a region” for “flood risk management project that incidentally generates seismic safety benefits in regions”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### “Secretary” Defined

Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see , set out as a note under .