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33 U.S.C. § 59u — Lawyer’s Ditch, Essex County, New Jersey

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33 U.S.C. § 59u — Lawyer’s Ditch, Essex County, New Jersey

Page 21 TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS § 59w § 59q–1. Union Canal, Outer Buffalo Harbor, New York The portion of the Union Canal, also known as the Union Ship Canal, an appendage of the Buf- falo Outer Harbor, located in the City of Buffalo, State of New York, is declared to be a nonnav- igable waterway of the United States within the meaning of the General Bridge Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 525, et seq.) from a point two hundred feet west of Fuhrmann Boulevard east to its ter- minus. (Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(l) [title III, § 332], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–358, 1329–384.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The General Bridge Act of 1946, referred to in text, 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 classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 525 of this title and Tables. § 59r. Trent River, Craven County, North Caro- lina Those portions of the Trent River in the city of New Bern, county of Craven, State of North Carolina, bounded and described in Committee Print 95–56 of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representa- tives are hereby declared to be nonnavigable wa- ters of the United States within the meaning of the laws of the United States. (Pub. L. 96–520, § 3, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 3036.) 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. § 59s. Green River, Washi

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Page 21 TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS § 59w § 59q–1. Union Canal, Outer Buffalo Harbor, New York The portion of the Union Canal, also known as the Union Ship Canal, an appendage of the Buf- falo Outer Harbor, located in the City of Buffalo, State of New York, is declared to be a nonnav- igable waterway of the United States within the meaning of the General Bridge Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 525, et seq.) from a point two hundred feet west of Fuhrmann Boulevard east to its ter- minus. (Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(l) [title III, § 332], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–358, 1329–384.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The General Bridge Act of 1946, referred to in text, 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 classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 525 of this title and Tables. § 59r. Trent River, Craven County, North Caro- lina Those portions of the Trent River in the city of New Bern, county of Craven, State of North Carolina, bounded and described in Committee Print 95–56 of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representa- tives are hereby declared to be nonnavigable wa- ters of the United States within the meaning of the laws of the United States. (Pub. L. 96–520, § 3, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 3036.) 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. § 59s. Green River, Washington For the purposes of section 401 of this title, the portion of the Green River in the State of Washington lying upstream from that State Highway 516 bridge which is in existence on Oc- tober 26, 1981, is hereby declared to be not a nav- igable waterway. (Pub. L. 97–68, § 2(b), Oct. 26, 1981, 95 Stat. 1040.) § 59t. Burnham Canal, Milwaukee, Wisconsin The portion of the Burnham Canal, in Mil- waukee, Wisconsin, which is underneath and west of a point one hundred feet east of South Eleventh Street is declared to be not a navigable water of the United States within the meaning of the Constitution and laws of the United States. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this section is hereby expressly reserved. (Pub. L. 97–468, title V, § 503, Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2552.) § 59u. Lawyer’s Ditch, Essex County, New Jersey 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 et seq.). (Pub. L. 99–307, § 3, May 19, 1986, 100 Stat. 446.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The General Bridge Act of 1946, referred to in text, 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 classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 525 of this title and Tables. § 59v. Middle River, Maryland (a) Description That portion of the waterway in which is lo- cated Dark Head Creek in the community of Middle River, Baltimore County, Maryland, lying northwest of a line extending south 68 de- grees 37 minutes 56 seconds west from a point (227.50 feet from the northeast corner of the ex- isting bulkhead and pier line) whose coordinates in the Maryland State Coordinate System are north 544967.24 and east 962701.05 (latitude north 39 degrees 19 minutes 42 seconds and longitude west 76 degrees 25 minutes 29.5 seconds) and thence south 44 degrees 48 minutes 20 seconds west, 350.12 feet to a point (at the southwest cor- ner of the existing bulkhead and pier line) whose coordinates in the Maryland State Coordinate System are north 544635.94 and east 962242.46 (latitude north 39 degrees 19 minutes 39 seconds and longitude west 76 degrees 25 minutes 35.4 seconds), is declared to be a nonnavigable water of the United States for purposes of the naviga- tion servitude. (b) Pierhead and bulkhead line of Dark Head Creek The line described in subsection (a) shall be es- tablished as a combined pierhead and bulkhead line of Dark Head Creek. (c) Previously authorized projects Any project heretofore authorized by any Act of Congress, insofar as such project is within the boundaries of Dark Head Creek as described in subsection (a), is not authorized after November 17, 1986. (d) Reservation of rights The right to alter, amend, or repeal this sec- tion is hereby expressly reserved. (Pub. L. 99–662, title XI, § 1160, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4257.) § 59w. Norton Basin and Jamaica Bay, New York The two portions of Norton Basin and Jamaica Bay, New York, that are particularly described in Committee Print 99–58 of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives are hereby declared to be nonnavigable waters of the United States for purposes of the navigation servitude. (Pub. L. 99–662, title XI, § 1168, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4259.)

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33 U.S.C. § 525 — Construction and operation of bridges

**(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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33 U.S.C. § 525 — Construction and operation of bridges

Page 112 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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33 U.S.C. § 59u — Lawyer’s Ditch, Essex County, New Jersey

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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