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33 U.S.C. § 525 — Construction and operation of bridges
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**(a) Consent of Congress** The consent of Congress is granted for the construction, maintenance, and operation of bridges and approaches thereto over the navigable waters of the United States, in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.
**(b) Approval of plans** The location and plans for such bridges shall be approved by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating before construction is commenced, and, in approving the location and plans of any bridge, the Secretary may impose any specific conditions relating to the maintenance and operation of the structure which the Secretary may deem necessary in the interest of public navigation, and the conditions so imposed shall have the force of law. This subsection 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.
**(c) Private highway toll bridges** Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b), it shall be unlawful to construct or commence the construction of any privately owned highway toll bridge until the location and plans thereof shall also have been submitted to and approved by the highway department or departments of the State or States in which the bridge and its approaches are situated; and where such bridge shall be between two or more States and the highway departments thereof shall be unable to agree upon the location and plans therefor, or if they, or either of them, shall fail or refuse to act upon the location and plans submitted, such location and plans then shall be submitted to the Secretary of Transportation and, if approved by the Secretary of Tra
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**(a) Consent of Congress** The consent of Congress is granted for the construction, maintenance, and operation of bridges and approaches thereto over the navigable waters of the United States, in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.
**(b) Approval of plans** The location and plans for such bridges shall be approved by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating before construction is commenced, and, in approving the location and plans of any bridge, the Secretary may impose any specific conditions relating to the maintenance and operation of the structure which the Secretary may deem necessary in the interest of public navigation, and the conditions so imposed shall have the force of law. This subsection 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.
**(c) Private highway toll bridges** Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b), it shall be unlawful to construct or commence the construction of any privately owned highway toll bridge until the location and plans thereof shall also have been submitted to and approved by the highway department or departments of the State or States in which the bridge and its approaches are situated; and where such bridge shall be between two or more States and the highway departments thereof shall be unable to agree upon the location and plans therefor, or if they, or either of them, shall fail or refuse to act upon the location and plans submitted, such location and plans then shall be submitted to the Secretary of Transportation and, if approved by the Secretary of Transportation, approval by the highway departments shall not be required.
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**(a) Establishment.—** There is established in the General Services Administration a Federal Acquisition Service. The Administrator of General Services shall appoint a Commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service, who shall be the head of the Federal Acquisition Service.
**(b) Functions.—** Subject to the direction and control of the Administrator of General Services, the Commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service shall be responsible for carrying out functions related to the uses for which the Acquisition Services Fund is authorized under [section 321 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section321&num=0&edition=prelim), including any functions that were carried out by the entities known as the Federal Supply Service and the Federal Technology Service and such other related functions as the Administrator considers appropriate.
**(c) Regional Executives.—** The Administrator may appoint Regional Executives in the Federal Acquisition Service, to carry out such functions within the Federal Acquisition Service as the Administrator considers appropriate.
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**(a) Findings and Declarations.—**
(1) **Findings.—** — Congress finds that—
(A) the condition of the bridges of the United States has improved since the date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 105–178; 112 Stat. 107), yet continued improvement to bridge conditions is essential to protect the safety of the traveling public and allow for the efficient movement of people and goods on which the economy of the United States relies; and
(B) the systematic preventative maintenance of bridges, and replacement and rehabilitation of deficient bridges, should be undertaken through an overall asset management approach to transportation investment.
(2) **Declarations.—** — Congress declares that it is in the vital interest of the United States—
(A) to inventory, inspect, and improve the condition of the highway bridges and tunnels of the United States;
(B) to use a data-driven, risk-based approach and cost-effective strategy for systematic preventative maintenance, replacement, and rehabilitation of highway bridges and tunnels to ensure safety, resilience, and extended service life;
(C) to use performance-based bridge management systems to assist States in making timely investments;
(D) to ensure accountability and link performance outcomes to investment decisions;
(E) to ensure connectivity and access for residents of rural areas of the United States through strategic investments in National Highway System bridges and bridges on all public roads; and
(F) to ensure adequate passage of aquatic and terrestrial species, where appropriate.
**(b) National Bridge and Tunnel Inventories.—** The Secretary, in consultation with the States and Federal agencies with jurisdiction over highway bridges and tunnels, shall—
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Tolls for passage or transit over any bridge constructed under the authority of the Act of March 23, 1906, commonly known as the “Bridge Act of 1906”, the General Bridge Act of 1946 [[33 U.S.C. 525](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section525&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], and the International Bridge Act of 1972 [[33 U.S.C. 535](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section535&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] shall be just and reasonable.
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Bayou Lafourche, in the State of Louisiana, between Canal Boulevard, city of Thibodaux, parish of Lafourche and the Southern Pacific Railroad bridge crossing the bayou, city of Thibodaux, parish of Lafourche, is hereby declared to be a nonnavigable waterway of the United States within the meaning of the General Bridge Act of 1946 ([33 U.S.C. 525](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section525&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
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For purposes of bridge administration, the Sacramento River Barge Canal, which connects the Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel with the Sacramento River in West Sacramento, Yolo County, California, is declared to not be navigable waters of the United States for purposes of the General Bridge Act of 1946 ([33 U.S.C. 525](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section525&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) from the eastern boundary of the Port of Sacramento to a point 1,200 feet east of the William G. Stone Lock.
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All waters within such portion of the project are declared to be nonnavigable waters of the United States solely for the purposes of the General Bridge Act of 1946 ([33 U.S.C. 525](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section525&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) and [section 401 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section401&num=0&edition=prelim).
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For purposes of bridge administration, the portion of the Wateree River in the State of South Carolina, from a point 100 feet upstream of the railroad bridge located at approximately mile marker 10.0 to a point 100 feet downstream of such bridge, is declared to not be navigable waters of the United States for purposes of the General Bridge Act of 1946 ([33 U.S.C. 525](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section525&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
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The portion of the Union Canal, also known as the Union Ship Canal, an appendage of the Buffalo Outer Harbor, located in the City of Buffalo, State of New York, is declared to be a nonnavigable waterway of the United States within the meaning of the General Bridge Act of 1946 ([33 U.S.C. 525](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section525&num=0&edition=prelim), et seq.) from a point two hundred feet west of Fuhrmann Boulevard east to its terminus.
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The body of water known as Lawyer’s Ditch located at block 5,000 in the city of Newark, county of Essex, New Jersey, is declared to be a nonnavigable waterway of the United States within the meaning of the General Bridge Act of 1946 ([33 U.S.C. 525](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section525&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
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**(a) Waters declared nonnavigable** The waters described in subsection (b) are declared to be nonnavigable waters of the United States for purposes of the General Bridge Act of 1946 ([33 U.S.C. 525](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section525&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
**(b) Waters described** The waters referred to in subsection (a) are a drainage canal which—
(1) is an unnamed tributary of the creek known as Newton Creek, located at block 641 (formerly designated as block 860) in the city of Camden, New Jersey;
(2) originates at the north bank of Newton Creek approximately 1,200 feet east of the confluence of Newton Creek and the Delaware River; and
(3) terminates at drainage culverts on the west side of Interstate Highway 676.
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