33 USC § 2238d - Maintenance of harbors of refuge

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identifier: "/us/usc/t33/s2238d"
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title: "33 USC § 2238d - Maintenance of harbors of refuge"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "2238d"
section_name: "Maintenance of harbors of refuge"
chapter_number: 36
chapter_name: "WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "HARBOR DEVELOPMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 114–322, title I, § 1109, Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1634.)"
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# § 2238d. Maintenance of harbors of refuge

The Secretary is authorized to maintain federally authorized harbors of refuge to restore and maintain the authorized dimensions of the harbors.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 114–322, title I, § 1109, Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1634.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016, and also as part of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act, also known as the WIIN Act, and not as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 which comprises this chapter.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### “Secretary” Defined

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