33 U.S.C. § 3902: Authority to provide assistance

(a) In generalThe Secretary and the Administrator may provide financial assistance under this chapter to carry out projects, which shall be selected to ensure a diversity of project types and geographical locations. (b) Responsibility(1) SecretaryThe Secretary shall provide financial assistance to carry out all projects under this chapter that are eligible projects under section 3905(1) of this title. (2) AdministratorThe Administrator shall provide financial assistance to carry out all projects under this chapter that are eligible projects under paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), and (9) of section 3905 of this title. (3) Other projectsThe Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, may carry out eligible projects under paragraph (8) or (10) of section 3905 of this title.