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33 U.S.C. § 426e-2 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 33. Navigation and Navigable Waters § 426e-2. Clarification of munition disposal authorities

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)In general

The Secretary may, at full Federal expense, implement any response action the Secretary determines to be necessary at a site where--

(1) the Secretary has carried out a project under civil works authority of the Secretary that includes placing sand on a beach; and

(2) as a result of the project described in paragraph (1), military munitions that were originally released as a result of Department of Defense activities are deposited on the beach, posing a threat to human health or the environment.

(b)Response action funding

A response action described in subsection (a) shall be reimbursed from amounts made available to the agency within the Department of Defense responsible for the original release of the munitions.

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