§ 494a. Study of bridges over navigable waters

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. 2010

   Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010

   Pub. L. 111–281 title IX § 905 · 124 Stat. 2905

   Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 494a

   Pub. L. 111–281, title IX, § 905, Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3012

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 111–281, title IX, § 905, Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3012

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 905. STUDY OF BRIDGES OVER NAVIGABLE WATERS.   The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a comprehensive study on the proposed construction or alteration of any bridge, drawbridge, or causeway over navigable waters with a channel depth of 25 feet or greater of the United States that may impede or obstruct future navigation to or from port facilities.

2. 2012

   Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012

   Pub. L. 112–213 title VII § 702(a) · 126 Stat. 1540

   Amended · 33 U.S.C. § 494a

   Pub. L. 112–213 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a comprehensive study on the proposed construction or alteration of any bridge, drawbridge, or causeway over navigable waters with a channel depth of 25 feet or greater of the United States that may impede or obstruct future navigation to or from port facilities.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 112–213 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a comprehensive study on the proposed construction or alteration of any bridge, drawbridge, or causeway over navigable waters with a channel depth of 25 feet or greater of the United States that may impede or obstruct future navigation to or from port facilities.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Study of Bridges.— Section 905 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–281; 33 U.S.C. 494a) is amended to read as follows: “SEC. 905. STUDY OF BRIDGES OVER NAVIGABLE WATERS.   “The Time period. Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a comprehensive study on the construction or alteration of any bridge, drawbridge, or causeway over the navigable waters of the United States with a channel depth of 25 feet or greater that may impede or obstruct future navigation to or from port facilities and for which a permit under the Act of March 23, 1906 (33 U.S.C. 491 et seq.), popularly known as the Bridge Act of 1906, was requested during the period beginning on January 1, 2006, and ending on August 3, 2011.” .

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