Flood Control Act of 1941

For other versions of the Flood Control Act, see Flood Control Act.

The Flood Control Act of 1941 was an Act of the United States Congress signed into law by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt that authorized civil engineering projects such as dams, levees, dikes, and other flood control measures through the United States Army Corps of Engineers and other Federal agencies. It is one of a number of Flood Control Acts passed nearly annually by the United States Congress.

Projects covered by the Act

Dams

Stormwater control

See also

for related legislation which sometime also implement flood control provisions.


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