Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 1 — Navigable Waters Generally
§ 59x. Exemption from General Bridge Act of 1946
Statutory text
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 et seq.).
Waters described
The waters referred to in subsection (a) are a drainage canal which—
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;
originates at the north bank of Newton Creek approximately 1,200 feet east of the confluence of Newton Creek and the Delaware River; and
terminates at drainage culverts on the west side of Interstate Highway 676.
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.
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1988
Pub. L. 100–448 § 16 · 102 Stat. 1836
Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 59x
Pub. L. 100–448, § 16, Sept. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 1845
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 100–448, § 16, Sept. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 1845Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 16. EXEMPTION FROM GENERAL BRIDGE ACT OF 1946. (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 et seq.). (b) Waters Described.— The waters referred to in subsection (a) New Jersey. 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.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
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 classification 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.
Credits
1988 · 2 acts
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(Pub. L. 100–448, § 16, , 102 Stat. 1845; Pub. L. 100–457, title III, § 325, , 102 Stat. 2150.)