# 33 U.S.C. § 2215: Feasibility studies; planning, engineering, and design

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## Section

- **Citation:** 33 U.S.C. § 2215
- **Heading:** Feasibility studies; planning, engineering, and design
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** April 17, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS > CHAPTER 36—WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT > SUBCHAPTER I—COST SHARING

## Text

The Secretary shall not initiate any feasibility study for a water resources project after November 17, 1986 , until appropriate non-Federal interests agree, by contract, to contribute 50 percent of the cost of the study.

( Pub. L. 99–662, title I, § 105 , Nov. 17, 1986 , 100 Stat. 4088 ; Pub. L. 101–640, title III, § 301 , Nov. 28, 1990 , 104 Stat. 4633 ; Pub. L. 104–303, title II, § 203(a) , Oct. 12, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3677 ; Pub. L. 106–541, title II, § 225 , Dec. 11, 2000 , 114 Stat. 2598 ; Pub. L. 110–114, title II, § 2043(a) , Nov. 8, 2007 , 121 Stat. 1101 .)

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