33 USC § 2334 - Innovative technologies for watershed restoration

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title: "33 USC § 2334 - Innovative technologies for watershed restoration"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "2334"
section_name: "Innovative technologies for watershed restoration"
chapter_number: 36
chapter_name: "WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 106–53, title V, § 516, Aug. 17, 1999, 113 Stat. 344.)"
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# § 2334. Innovative technologies for watershed restoration

The Secretary shall examine using, and, if appropriate, encourage the use of, innovative treatment technologies, including membrane technologies, for watershed and environmental restoration and protection projects involving water quality.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 106–53, title V, § 516, Aug. 17, 1999, 113 Stat. 344.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999, 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 .