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Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters

Chapter 9 — Protection of Navigable Waters and of Harbor and River Improvements Generally

§ 424a. Modification of harbor lines in Newport Harbor, California

Statutory text

The Secretary of the Army is authorized to modify from time to time, the harbor lines at Newport Harbor, California, established in pursuance of section 424 of this title: Provided, That in his opinion such modification will not injuriously affect the interests of navigation.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 68–467 § 10 · 43 Stat. 1186

    Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 424a

    Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 467, § 10, 43 Stat. 1197

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 467, § 10, 43 Stat. 1197

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 10. That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to modify, Newport, Calif. Modifying harbor lines. Vol. 39, p. 411. Proviso. Condition. from time to time, the harbor lines at Newport Harbor, California, established in pursuance of section 3 of the River and Harbor Act of July 27, 1916: Provided, That in his opinion such modification will not injuriously affect the interests of navigation.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of act , was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act , enacted “Title 10, Armed Forces” which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.

Transfer of Functions

Functions, powers, and duties of Secretary of the Army and other offices and officers of Department of the Army under section 401 of this title to extent that they relate generally to location and clearances of bridges and causeways in navigable waters of United States transferred to and vested in Secretary of Transportation by Pub. L. 89–670, § 6(g)(6)(A), , 80 Stat. 941, which created Department of Transportation. Pub. L. 97–449 amended section 401 of this title to reflect transfer made by section 6(g)(6)(A) of Pub. L. 89–670, and repealed section 6(g)(6)(A).

Credits

1925–1947 · 2 acts
  1. 1925Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 467, § 10, 43 Stat. 1197
  2. 1947July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.
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(Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 467, § 10, 43 Stat. 1197; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)

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