33 USC § 2243 - Arctic deep draft port development partnerships

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title: "33 USC § 2243 - Arctic deep draft port development partnerships"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "2243"
section_name: "Arctic deep draft port development partnerships"
chapter_number: 36
chapter_name: "WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "HARBOR DEVELOPMENT"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 113–121, title II, § 2105, June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1279; Pub. L. 114–322, title I, § 1202(c), Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1684.)"
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# § 2243. Arctic deep draft port development partnerships

**1** **In general** section 5304 of title 25section 1602 of title 43[^1]

The Secretary may provide technical assistance to non-Federal public entities, including Indian tribes (as defined in ) and a Native village, Regional Corporation, or Village Corporation (as those terms are defined in  , for the development, construction, operation, and maintenance of channels, harbors, and related infrastructure associated with deep draft ports for purposes of dealing with Arctic development and security needs.

So in original. Probably should be followed by a closing parenthesis.

**(b)** **Acceptance of funds** section 5304 of title 25section 1602 of title 43<sup>1</sup>

The Secretary is authorized to accept and expend funds provided by non-Federal public entities, including Indian tribes (as defined in ) and a Native village, Regional Corporation, or Village Corporation (as those terms are defined in  , to carry out the technical assistance activities described in subsection (a).

**(c)** **Limitation** No assistance may be provided under this section until after the date on which the entity to which that assistance is to be provided enters into a written agreement with the Secretary that includes such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate and in the public interest.

**(d)** **Prioritization** The Secretary shall prioritize technical assistance provided under this section for Arctic deep draft ports identified by the Secretary, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, and the Secretary of Defense as important for Arctic development and security.

**(e)** **Consideration of national security interests** In carrying out a study of the feasibility of an Arctic deep draft port, the Secretary—

**(1)** shall consult with the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to identify benefits in carrying out the missions specified in section 468 of title 6 associated with an Arctic deep draft port;

**(2)** shall consult with the Secretary of Defense to identify national security benefits associated with an Arctic deep draft port; and

**(3)** may consider such benefits in determining whether an Arctic deep draft port is feasible.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 113–121, title II, § 2105, June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1279; Pub. L. 114–322, title I, § 1202(c), Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1684.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014, and not as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 which comprises this chapter.

### Amendments

2016—Subsecs. (a), (b). , inserted “and a Native village, Regional Corporation, or Village Corporation (as those terms are defined in ” after “title 25)” and made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to .

Subsec. (d). , substituted “the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating” for “the Secretary of Homeland Security”.

Subsec. (e). , added subsec. (e).

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### “Secretary” Defined

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