Rivers and Harbors Act of 1965

The Rivers and Harbors Act of 1965, Title III of Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 89–298, was enacted October 27, 1965, by the 89th United States Congress.^[1] The act authorized the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to design and construct numerous navigation and beach erosion projects.

The Flood Control Act of 1965 was also part of Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 89–298 (Title II).

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Navigation

Sec 305 of the Act authorized 46 navigation projects in Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Washington DC, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Texas, California, Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii.

Beach erosion

The Act authorized 9 beach erosion projects in Rhode Island, New Jersey, South Carolina, Florida, Illinois, and Hawaii.

Surveys

The Act authorized surveys of 19 rivers and bodies of water, including the Great Lakes, Saint Lawrence Seaway and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.

Chesapeake Bay

The Act authorized a complete investigation by the Corps of Engineers of the Chesapeake Bay basin in all aspects, to include navigation, fisheries, flood control, aquatic plants, water quality, water supply, beach erosion, and recreation.

Modification of other acts

Modified the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1958 to include a comprehensive program for eradication of noxious aquatic plants.
Changed dates or funding amounts in the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1948, the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1960, and the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1962.
Substantially changed Sec 111 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1958 dealing with protection, alteration, relocation, reconstruction, or replacement of existing navigation projects as determined by the Chief of Engineers.

References

^ "Public Law 89-298: Rivers and Harbors Act" (PDF). Congressional Record. October 27, 1965. Retrieved 2014-12-10.

Lyndon B. Johnson

36th President of the United States (1963–1969)
37th Vice President of the United States (1961–1963)
U.S. Senator from Texas (1949–1961)
U.S. Representative for TX–10 (1937–1949)

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Foreign policy	Johnson Doctrine Dominican Republic occupation Vietnam War Gulf of Tonkin Resolution "Credibility gap" Glassboro Summit Operation CHAOS Outer Space Treaty
Economic policy	Administrative Conference of the United States Architectural Barriers Act Child Nutrition Act Coinage Act of 1965 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development U.S. Department of Transportation Consumer Credit Protection Act of 1968 Truth in Lending Act Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1968 Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 Ginnie Mae National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 National Flood Insurance Program Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968 Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 Urban Mass Transportation Administration High-Speed Ground Transportation Act of 1965 National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act Wholesome Meat Act Fair Packaging and Labeling Act Revenue Act of 1964 Tax Adjustment Act of 1966 Revenue and Expenditure Control Act of 1968 Williams Act
Environmental policy	Wilderness Act Motor Vehicle Air Pollution Control Act of 1965 Rivers and Harbors Act of 1965 Clean Waters Restoration Act National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 Air Quality Act of 1967 Land and Water Conservation Fund National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
Great Society/ War on Poverty	Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 Community Action Agencies Head Start Job Corps Office of Economic Opportunity Elementary and Secondary Education Act Model Cities Program Social Security Amendments of 1965 Medicare Medicaid Older Americans Act National Historic Preservation Act National Register of Historic Places National Historic Landmark State Historic Preservation Office VISTA Food Stamp Act of 1964 Food Stamp Program Higher Education Act of 1965 Upward Bound TRIO Teacher Corps Bilingual Education Act National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Humanities Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 Corporation for Public Broadcasting PBS NPR Economic Development Administration
Social policy	White House Conference on Civil Rights Cannabis policy Executive Order 11246 Executive Order 11375 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Voting Rights Act of 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 Civil Rights Act of 1968 Gun Control Act of 1968 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 Law Enforcement Assistance Administration Uniform Time Act