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33 U.S.C. § 535c — Approval of Secretary; commencement and completion requirements; extension of time limits
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The approval of the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, as required by [section 491 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section491&num=0&edition=prelim), shall be given only subsequent to the President’s approval, as provided for in [section 535b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section535b&num=0&edition=prelim), and shall be null and void unless the construction of the bridge is commenced within two years and completed within five years from the date of the Secretary’s approval: Provided, however, That the Secretary, for good cause shown, may extend for a reasonable time either or both of the time limits herein provided.
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The approval of the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, as required by [section 491 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section491&num=0&edition=prelim), shall be given only subsequent to the President’s approval, as provided for in [section 535b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section535b&num=0&edition=prelim), and shall be null and void unless the construction of the bridge is commenced within two years and completed within five years from the date of the Secretary’s approval: Provided, however, That the Secretary, for good cause shown, may extend for a reasonable time either or both of the time limits herein provided.
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No bridge may be constructed, maintained, and operated as provided in [section 535 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section535&num=0&edition=prelim) unless the President has given his approval thereto. In the course of determining whether to grant such approval, the President shall secure the advice and recommendations of (1) the United States section of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, in the case of a bridge connecting the United States and Mexico, and (2) the heads of such departments and agencies of the Federal Government as he deems appropriate to determine the necessity for such bridge.
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When, after March 23, 1906, authority is granted by Congress to any persons to construct and maintain a bridge across or over any of the navigable waters of the United States, such bridge shall not be built or commenced until the plans and specifications for its construction, together with such drawings of the proposed construction and such map of the proposed location as may be required for a full understanding of the subject, have been submitted to the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating for the Secretary’s approval, nor until the Secretary shall have approved such plans and specifications and the location of such bridge and accessory works; and when the plans for any bridge to be constructed under the provisions of sections 491 to 494 and 495 to 498 of this title, have been approved by the Secretary it shall not be lawful to deviate from such plans, either before or after completion of the structure, unless the modification of such plans has previously been submitted to and received the approval of the Secretary. This section shall not apply to any bridge over waters which are not subject to the ebb and flow of the tide and which are not used and are not susceptible to use in their natural condition or by reasonable improvement as a means to transport interstate or foreign commerce.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 92–434, § 11, Sept. 26, 1972, 86 Stat. 733, related to report of Secretary of Transportation’s approvals granted during fiscal year pursuant to [section 535c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section535c&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
§ 535a
subject to (1) the approval of the proper authori-
ties in the foreign country concerned; (2) the
provisions of sections 491 to 494 and 495 to 498 of
this title, except section 496 of this title, wheth-
er or not such bridge is to be built across or over
any of the navigable waters of the United
States; and (3) of the provisions of this sub-
chapter.
(Pub. L. 92–434, § 2, Sept. 26, 1972, 86 Stat. 731.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
SHORT TITLE
Pub. L. 92–434, § 1, Sept. 26, 1972, 86 Stat. 731, provided:
‘‘That this Act [enacting this subchapter and amending
section 129 of Title 23, Highways] may be cited as the
‘International Bridge Act of 1972’.’’
§ 535a. Congressional consent to State agree-
ments with Canada and Mexico; Secretary of
State’s approval of agreements
The consent of Congress is hereby granted for
a State or a subdivision or instrumentality
thereof to enter into agreements—
(1) with the Government of Canada, a Cana-
dian Province, or a subdivision or instrumen-
tality of either, in the case of a bridge con-
necting the United States and Canada, or
(2) with the Government of Mexico, a Mexi-
can State, or a subdivision or instrumentality
of either, in the case of a bridge connecting
the United States and Mexico,
for the construction, operation, and mainte-
nance of such bridge in accordance with the ap-
plicable provisions of this subchapter. The effec-
tiveness of such agreement shall be conditioned
on its approval by the Secretary of State.
(Pub. L. 92–434, § 3, Sept. 26, 1972, 86 Stat. 731.)
§ 535b. Presidential approval; recommendations
of Federal officials
No bridge may be constructed, maintained,
and operated as provided in section 535 of this
title unless the
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