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33 U.S.C. § 59x — Exemption from General Bridge Act of 1946
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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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**(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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**(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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TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
§ 523
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2022—Pub. L. 117–263, § 11805(c), struck out ‘‘, except
to the extent provided in this section’’ before period at
end.
Pub. L. 117–263, § 11805(a), reinstated section 12(a) of
the act of June 21, 1940, as it appeared before repeal by
Pub. L. 116–283, and redesignated it as the sole text of
section 12.
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 repealed this section. Text of
subsec. (a) was reinstated by Pub. L. 117–263 and redes-
ignated as text of entire section. See above.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2022 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, § 11805(b), Dec. 23,
2022, 136 Stat. 4165, provided that: ‘‘The provision rein-
stated under subsection (a) [this section] shall be treat-
ed as if such section 8507(b) [of Pub. L. 116–283, which
had repealed this section] had never taken effect.’’
§ 523. Relocation of bridges
If the owner of any bridge and the Secretary
shall agree that in order to remove an obstruc-
tion to navigation, or for any other purpose, a
relocation of such bridge or the construction of
a new bridge upon a new location would be pref-
erable to an alteration of the existing bridge,
such relocation or new construction may be car-
ried out at such new site and upon such terms as
may be acceptable to the bridge owner and the
Secretary, and the cost of such relocation or
new construction, including also any expense of
changes in and additions to rights-of-way, sta-
tions, tracks, spurs, sidings, switches, signals,
and other railroad facilities and property, and
relocation of shippers required for railroad con-
nection with the bridge at the new site, shall be
apportioned as between the bridge owner and
the United States in the man
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TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
§ 59x
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
CHANGE OF NAME
Committee on Public Works and Transportation of
House of Representatives treated as referring to Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of House
of Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104–14, set
out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Con-
gress.
§ 59x. Exemption from General Bridge Act of 1946
(a) Waters declared nonnavigable
The waters described in subsection (b) are de-
clared to be nonnavigable waters of the United
States for purposes of the General Bridge Act of
1946 (33 U.S.C. 525 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 con-
fluence of Newton Creek and the Delaware
River; and
(3) terminates at drainage culverts on the
west side of Interstate Highway 676.
(Pub. L. 100–448, § 16, Sept. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 1845;
Pub. L. 100–457, title III, § 325, Sept. 30, 1988, 102
Stat. 2150.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The General Bridge Act of 1946, referred to in subsec.
(a), is title V of act Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, 60 Stat. 847,
which is classified generally to subchapter III (§ 525 et
seq.) of chapter 11 of this title. For complete classifica-
tion of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set
out under section 525 of this title and Tables.
CODIFICATION
Pub. L. 100–448 and Pub. L. 100–457 enacted identical
sections.
§ 59y. Declaration of nonnavigability for portions
of Coney Island Creek and Graves
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