33 USC § 2270 - Subsurface drain systems research and development

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title: "33 USC § 2270 - Subsurface drain systems research and development"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "2270"
section_name: "Subsurface drain systems research and development"
chapter_number: 36
chapter_name: "WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "WATER RESOURCES STUDIES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 116–260, div. AA, title II, § 227, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2698.)"
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# § 2270. Subsurface drain systems research and development

Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Engineer Research and Development Center and, where appropriate, in consultation with other Federal agencies, shall carry out research and development activities relating to the use of subsurface drain systems as—

**(1)** a flood risk-reduction measure; or

**(2)** a coastal storm risk-reduction measure.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 116–260, div. AA, title II, § 227, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2698.)

## 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.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### “Secretary” Defined

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