Under the River and Harbors Act (33 U.S.C. § 408), the United States has the right to recover fines, penalties, forfeitures and other special remedies in addition to compensation for damage to civil works structures such as a lock or dam. However, claims arising under 10 U.S.C. § 4804 are limited to recovery of actual damage to Corps of Engineers (COE) civil works structures.

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