33 USC § 2299 - Acquisition of beach fill

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identifier: "/us/usc/t33/s2299"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "33 USC § 2299 - Acquisition of beach fill"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "2299"
section_name: "Acquisition of beach fill"
chapter_number: 36
chapter_name: "WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 99–662, title IX, § 935, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4197.)"
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# § 2299. Acquisition of beach fill

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any case in which the use of fill material for beach erosion and beach nourishment is authorized as a purpose of an authorized water resources project, the Secretary is authorized to acquire by purchase, exchange, or otherwise from nondomestic sources and utilize such material for such purposes if such materials are not available from domestic sources for environmental or economic reasons.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 99–662, title IX, § 935, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4197.)