33 U.S.C. § 701b–8

Submission of report by Chief of Engineers

It is declared to be the policy of the Congress that the following provisions shall be observed: No project or any modification not authorized, of a project for flood control or rivers and harbors, shall be authorized by the Congress unless a report for such project or modification has been previously submitted by the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, in conformity with existing law.

( Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1264 , title II, § 202, 68 Stat. 1256 .)