33 U.S.C. § 598c
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§ 598c. Easements for hurricane and storm damage reduction projects
- (a) With respect to a project for hurricane and storm damage reduction for which the Secretary is requiring a perpetual easement, the Secretary shall, upon request by the non-Federal interest for the project, certify real estate availability and proceed to construction of such project with a nonperpetual easement if—
- (1) such certification and construction are in compliance with the terms of the report of the Chief of Engineers for the project and the applicable project partnership agreement; and
- (2) the Secretary provides the non-Federal interest with formal notice that, in the event in which the nonperpetual easement expires and is not extended, the Secretary will be unable to—
- (A) fulfill the Federal responsibility with respect to the project or carry out any required nourishment of the project under the existing project authorization;
- (B) carry out repair and rehabilitation of the project under section 701n of this title ; and
- (C) provide any other relevant Federal assistance with respect to the project.
- (b) For any project for hurricane storm damage risk reduction, or a proposal to modify such a project, that is authorized after January 4, 2025 , for which a perpetual easement is required for Federal participation in the project, the Secretary shall include in the report of the Chief of Engineers for the project a disclosure of such requirement.
- (c) To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall, at the request of the non-Federal interest for a project for hurricane storm damage risk reduction, identify and accept the minimum real estate interests necessary to carry out the project, in accordance with section 598b of this title .
- (d)
- (1) During the 2-year period beginning on January 4, 2025 , notwithstanding any requirement of the Secretary for a covered project to comply with the memorandum of the Corps of Engineers entitled “Standard Estates – Perpetual Beach Nourishment and Perpetual Restrictive Dune Easement” and dated August 4, 1995 , the Secretary shall carry out each covered project in a manner consistent with the previously completed initial construction and periodic nourishments of the project, including repair and restoration work on the project under section 701n(a) of this title .
- (2) In this subsection, the term “covered project” means an authorized project for hurricane and storm damage reduction in any one of the following locations:
- (A) Brevard County, Canaveral Harbor, Florida – Mid Reach.
- (B) Brevard County, Canaveral Harbor, Florida – North Reach.
- (C) Brevard County, Canaveral Harbor, Florida – South Reach.
- (D) Broward County, Florida – Segment II.
- (E) Broward County, Florida – Segment III.
- (F) Dade County, Florida – Main Segment.
- (G) Dade County, Florida – Sunny Isles Segment.
- (H) Duval County, Florida.
- (I) Fort Pierce Beach, Florida.
- (J) Lee County, Florida – Captiva.
- (K) Lee County, Florida – Gasparilla.
- (L) Manatee County, Florida.
- (M) Martin County, Florida.
- (N) Nassau County, Florida.
- (O) Palm Beach County, Florida – Jupiter/Carlin Segment.
- (P) Palm Beach County, Florida – Delray Segment.
- (Q) Palm Beach County, Florida – Mid Town.
- (R) Palm Beach County, Florida – North Boca.
- (S) Palm Beach County, Florida – Ocean Ridge.
- (T) Panama City Beaches, Florida.
- (U) Pinellas County, Florida – Long Key.
- (V) Pinellas County, Florida – Sand Key Segment.
- (W) Pinellas County, Florida –Treasure Island.
- (X) Sarasota, Lido Key, Florida.
- (Y) Sarasota County, Florida – Venice Beach.
- (Z) St. Johns County, Florida – St. Augustine Beach.
- (AA) St. Johns County, Florida – Vilano Segment.
- (BB) St. Lucie County, Florida – Hutchinson Island.
- (3) It is the sense of Congress that, for the purpose of constructing and maintaining a project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, the minimum estate necessary for easements may not exceed the life of the project nor be less than 50 years.
- (e) Nothing in this section may be construed to affect the requirements of section 2213(d) of this title .
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