33 USC § 3304 - Limitations on statutory construction

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identifier: "/us/usc/t33/s3304"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "33 USC § 3304 - Limitations on statutory construction"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "3304"
section_name: "Limitations on statutory construction"
chapter_number: 46
chapter_name: "NATIONAL LEVEE SAFETY PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 110–114, title IX, § 9007, formerly § 9005, Nov. 8, 2007, 121 Stat. 1290; renumbered § 9007, Pub. L. 113–121, title III, § 3016(e)(1), June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1293.)"
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# § 3304. Limitations on statutory construction

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as—

**(1)** creating any liability of the United States or its officers or employees for the recovery of damages caused by an action or failure to act; or

**(2)** relieving an owner or operator of a levee of a legal duty, obligation, or liability incident to the ownership or operation of a levee.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 110–114, title IX, § 9007, formerly § 9005, Nov. 8, 2007, 121 Stat. 1290; renumbered § 9007, Pub. L. 113–121, title III, § 3016(e)(1), June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1293.)