Section 14 of the 1946 Flood Control Act provides the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authority to construct emergency shoreline and streambank protection works to protect public facilities, such as bridges, roads, public buildings, sewage treatment plants, water wells, and non-profit public facilities, such as churches, hospitals, and schools. The maximum Federal expenditure at any one site is $5,000,000, and each project must be economically justified and environmentally sound.

• Emergency Streambank Erosion Protection Project for the Hoosic River at Williamstown, Massachusetts
• Construction of the Emergency Streambank Erosion Control Local Protection Project Extension for the North Nashua River at Lancaster, Massachusetts
• Construction of the Partridge Brook, Section 14 Emergency Streambank Protection Project, Westmoreland, New Hampshire
• Construction of the Emergency Shoreline Protection for Cutler Road (State Highway Route# 191 ), Holmes Bay, Whiting, Maine
• Construction of the Emergency Streambank Erosion Protection for the Johns Roth Memorial Well Field Along the Connecticut River
• Design and Construction of the Emergency Streambank Erosion Protection for Exchange Street along Slack Brook, Leominster, Massachusetts
• Construction of the Emergency Streambank Protection for a Sewer Interceptor along the Westfield River, Agawam, Massachusetts
• Construction of the Emergency Streambank Protection for a Sewer Interceptor along the Westfield River, Agawam, Massachusetts - Amendment Number 1

Section 103 of the 1962 River and Harbor Act authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to study, design, and construct small coastal storm damage reduction projects in partnership with non-Federal government agencies, such as cities, counties, special authorities, or units of state government. The maximum Federal cost for planning, design, and construction of any one project is $5,000,000. Each project must be economically justified, environmentally sound, and technically feasible. Hurricane and storm damage reduction projects are not limited to any particular type of improvement. Beach nourishment (structural) and floodproofing (non-structural) are examples of storm damage reduction projects constructed utilizing the Section 103 authority.

• Design and Construction of the Nantasket Beach Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project, Hull, MA
• Construction of the Point Beach Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project Milford, Connecticut
• Construction of the Point Beach Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project Milford, Connecticut - Amendment 1
• Construction of the Point Beach Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project Milford, Connecticut - Amendment 2

Section 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 provides authority for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to improve navigation including dredging of channels, anchorage areas, and turning basins and construction of breakwaters, jetties and groins, through a partnership with non-Federal government sponsor such as cities, counties, special chartered authorities (such as port authorities), or units of state government. The maximum Federal cost for project development and construction of any one project is $10,000,000 and each project must be economically justified, environmentally sound, and technically feasible.

• Design and Construction of the Bass Harbor Navigation Improvement Project, Maine
• Design and Construction of the Bucks Harbor Navigation Improvement Project, Maine
• Construction of the Saugus River Navigation Improvement Project Saugus and Lynn, Massachusetts
• Construction of the Westport River and Harbor Improvement Dredging, Massachusetts
• Construction of the Hyannis Harbor Navigation Project, Barnstable and Yarmouth, Massachusetts
• Design and Construction of the Oak Bluffs Harbor Navigation Improvement Project, Massachusetts
• Design and Construction of the Hampton Harbor Navigation Improvement Project, New Hampshire

Section 204 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 provides authority for the Corps of Engineers to plan, design and build projects to protect, restore and create aquatic and ecologically related habitats in connection with dredging of authorized Federal navigation projects. Typically, these projects involve the beneficial use of dredged material from navigation channels to improve or create wetlands or waterbird nesting habitats. The maximum Federal cost for planning, design, and construction of any one project is $10,000,000.

• Design and Construction of the Newburyport Harbor and Plum Island and Salisbury Beaches Beneficial Use of Dredged Materials Project, Massachusetts
• Design and Construction of the Newburyport Harbor and Plum Island and Salisbury Beaches Beneficial Use of Dredged Materials Project, Massachusetts – Amendment 1

Section 205 of the 1948 Flood Control Act authorizes the Corps of Engineers to study, design, and construct small flood control projects in partnership with non-Federal government agencies, such as cities, counties, special authorities, or units of state government. The maximum Federal cost for planning, design, and construction of any one project is $10,000,000. Each project must be economically justified, environmentally sound, and technically feasible. Flood control projects are not limited to any particular type of improvement. Levee and channel modifications are examples of flood control projects constructed utilizing the Section 205 authority.

• Construction of the Salmon River Flood Damage Control Project, Connecticut
• Construction of the Aroostook River, Fort Fairfield Local Protection Project, Maine
• Design and Construction of the Blackwater River Flood Risk Management Project, Salisbury, Massachusetts

Under the authority provided by Section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) may plan, design and build projects to restore aquatic ecosystems for fish and wildlife. Projects conducted in New England under this program have included eelgrass restoration, salt marsh and salt pond restoration, freshwater wetland restoration, anadromous fish passage and dam removal, river restoration, and nesting bird island restoration. Projects must be in the public interest and cost effective and are limited to $10,000,000 in Federal cost.

• Construction of the Mill River and Mill Pond Restoration Project, Stamford, Connecticut
• Presumpscot River Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Project, Falmouth, Maine
• Construction of the Aquatic Habitat Restoration of Nashawannuck Pond, Easthampton, Massachusetts
• Construction of the Bird Island Restoration Project, Marion, Massachusetts
• Design and Construction of the Malden River Ecosystem Restoration Project, Massachusetts
• Design and Construction of the Milford Pond Aquatic Habitat Restoration Project, Milford, Massachusetts
• Construction of the Ecosystem Restoration Project at Ten Mile River, East Providence, Rhode Island
• Lonsdale Drive-In Ecological and Environmental Restoration Project, Lincoln, Rhode Island
• Ninigret and Cross Mills Ponds Habitat Restoration Project Charlestown, Rhode Island
• Winnapaug Pond Habitat Restoration Project, Westerly, Rhode Island

Updated July 10, 2019

Under the authority provided by Section 1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, the Corps may plan, design and build modifications to existing Corps projects, or areas degraded by Corps projects, to restore aquatic habitats for fish and wildlife. Projects conducted in New England under this program have included salt marsh and salt pond restoration, estuary restoration, freshwater wetland restoration, anadromous fish passage, and river restoration. Projects must be in the public interest and cost effective and are limited to $10,000,000 in Federal cost.

• Modification of the Local Flood Control Project on the East and West Branches of the Naugatuck River, Torrington, Connecticut
• Construction of the Broad Meadows Marsh Habitat Restoration, Quincy, Massachusetts
• Construction of the Broad Meadows Marsh Habitat Restoration, Quincy, Massachusetts – Amendment 1
• Modification of the Cape Cod Canal at Sagamore Marsh, Massachusetts
• Modification of the Town Pond Restoration, Portsmouth, Rhode Island
• Modification of the Bullock Cove Navigation Improvement Project (Allin's Cove Wetland Restoration Project), Rhode Island

• Design and Construction of the Stewart's Creek Restoration Project, Barnstable, Massachusetts
• Construction of the Boston Harbor Improvement Project, Massachusetts
• Construction of Dredged or Excavated Material Disposal Facilities for Disposal of Material from the Existing General Navigation Features at Boston Harbor, Massachusetts (May 2007)
• Construction of Dredged or Excavated Material Disposal Facilities for Disposal of Material from the Existing General Navigation Features at Boston Harbor, Massachusetts (August 2016)
• Construction of the Muddy River Flood Risk Management and Environmental Restoration Project, Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts
• Design and Construction of the Lebanon Combined Sewer Overflows Project in Grafton County, Lebanon, New Hampshire
• Construction of the Fox Point Hurricane Barrier project, Providence, Rhode Island
• Removal and Disposal of the Center Span of the India Point Railroad Bridge Spanning the Seekonk River, Providence, Rhode Island
• Construction of Dredged or Excavated Material Disposal Facilities at the Providence River and Harbor Federal Navigation Project, Providence, Rhode Island
• Construction of Dredged or Excavated Material Disposal Facilities at the Providence River and Harbor Federal Navigation Project Providence, Rhode Island – Amendment 1
• Construction of Dredged or Excavated Material Disposal Facilities at the Providence River and Harbor Federal Navigation Project Providence, Rhode Island – Amendment 2