33 U.S.C. Chapter 9 — PROTECTION OF NAVIGABLE WATERS AND OF HARBOR AND RIVER IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY

means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

means a National Dam Safety Review Board established under section 467f(f) of this title.

means 1 of the following authorities:

means a vessel—

includes any abandoned or dilapidated structure or any sunken vessel or other object that can reasonably be expected to collapse or otherwise enter the navigable waters of the United States as drift within a reasonable period.

includes any buoyant material that, when floating in the navigable waters of the United States, may cause damage to a commercial or recreational vessel;

means a non-Federal dam that—

means the national shoreline erosion control development and demonstration program established under this section.

means a Federal agency that designs, finances, constructs, owns, operates, maintains, or regulates the construction, operation, or maintenance of a dam.

means the FEMA publication, numbered 93 and dated June 1979, that defines management practices for dam safety at all Federal agencies.

means the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

means Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron (including Lake St.

includes Lakes Superior, Huron, Michigan, Erie, and Ontario, all connecting waters between and among such lakes used for commercial navigation, any navigation features in such lakes or waters that are a Federal operation or maintenance responsibility, and areas of the Saint Lawrence River that are operated or maintained by the Federal Government for commercial navigation.

means the tidal waters of the harbor of Baltimore and its adjacent and tributary waters, and so much of Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries as lies within the State of Maryland.

means the tidal waters of the harbors of Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton Roads, and their adjacent and tributary waters, so much of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries as lies within the State of Virginia, and so much of the Atlantic Ocean and its tributaries as lies within the jurisdiction of the United States within or to the east of the State of Virginia.

means the tidal waters of the harbor of New York, its adjacent and tributary waters, and those of Long Island Sound.

means the reduction in the potential consequences to life and property of dam failure.

means the Interagency Committee on Dam Safety established by section 467e of this title.

means a river-wide artificial barrier that generally spans a stream channel, blocking the waterway and creating a backup of water behind the barrier, with a drop off over the wall of not less than 6 inches and not more than 25 feet.

means the national dam safety program established under section 467f of this title.

means the repair, replacement, reconstruction, or removal of a dam that is carried out to meet applicable State dam safety and security standards.

means the Secretary of the Army.

means an application submitted by an applicant to the Secretary requesting permission for the temporary occupation or use of a public work, or the alteration or permanent occupation or use of a public work, under section 14 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (commonly known as the “Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899”) (33 U.S.C. 408).

has the meaning provided by section 2213(f) of this title.

includes each shoreline of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Gulf of Mexico, the Great Lakes, and lakes, estuaries, and bays directly connected therewith.

includes a project for beach nourishment, including the replacement of sand.

includes the shore lines of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Gulf of Mexico, the Great Lakes, Lake Champlain, and estuaries and bays directly connected therewith.

means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.

means a State agency that has regulatory authority over the safety of non-Federal dams.

means a State dam safety program approved and assisted under section 467f(e) of this title.

means a community with a population of less than 50,000 that has a median household income of less than 80 percent of the statewide median household income.