§ 516. Apportionment of cost

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. 1940

   Pub. L. 76–409 § 6 · 54 Stat. 497

   Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 516

   June 21, 1940, ch. 409, § 6, 54 Stat. 499

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   June 21, 1940, ch. 409, § 6, 54 Stat. 499

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 6. apportionment of cost At the time the Secretary shall authorize the bridge owner Determination and issuance of order. to proceed with the project, as provided in section 5, and after an opportunity to the bridge owner to be heard thereon, the Secretary shall determine and issue an order specifying the proportionate shares of the total cost of the project to be borne by the United States and by the bridge owner. Such apportionment shall be made on the Basis for apportionment. Bridge owner. following basis: The bridge owner shall bear such part of the cost as is attributable to the direct and special benefits which will accrue to the bridge owner as a result of the alteration, including the expectable savings in repair or maintenance costs; and that part of the cost attributable to the requirements of traffic by railroad or highway, or both, including any expenditure for increased carrying capacity of the bridge, and including such proportion of the actual capital cost of the old bridge or of such part of the old bridge as may be altered or changed or rebuilt, as the used service life of the whole or a part, as the case may be, bears to the total estimated service life of the whole or such part: Provided, That the part of the cost of alteration Provisos. Proprietor of highway. of any bridge for both highway and railroad traffic, attributable to the requirements of traffic by highway, shall be borne by the proprietor of the highway: Provided further, That in the event the alteration Contributions from interested persons, etc. or relocation of any bridge may be desirable for the reason that the bridge unreasonably obstructs navigation, but also for some other reason, the Secretary may require equitable contribution from any interested person, firm, association, corporation, municipality, county, or State desiring such alteration or relocation for such other reason, as a condition precedent to the making of an order for such alteration or relocation. The United States shall bear the balance United States to bear balance of cost. of the cost, including that part attributable to the necessities of navigation.

2. 1958

   Pub. L. 85–640 § 1(c) · 72 Stat. 595

   Changed · 33 U.S.C. § 516

   Pub. L. 85–640 permitted issuance of an order of apportionment of cost for entire alteration based on the accepted bid for first part of alteration and an estimate of cost for remainder of work where bridge owner proceeds with alteration on a successive partial bid basis

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 85–640 permitted issuance of an order of apportionment of cost for entire alteration based on the accepted bid for first part of alteration and an estimate of cost for remainder of work where bridge owner proceeds with alteration on a successive partial bid basis.

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