2016 US Code
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 11 - Bridges Over Navigable Waters
Subchapter IV - International Bridges
Sec. 535a - Congressional consent to State agreements with Canada and Mexico; Secretary of State's approval of agreements

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Citation 33 U.S.C. § 535a (2016)
Section Name §535a. Congressional consent to State agreements with Canada and Mexico; Secretary of State's approval of agreements
Section Text

The consent of Congress is hereby granted for a State or a subdivision or instrumentality thereof to enter into agreements—

(1) with the Government of Canada, a Canadian Province, or a subdivision or instrumentality of either, in the case of a bridge connecting the United States and Canada, or

(2) with the Government of Mexico, a Mexican State, or a subdivision or instrumentality of either, in the case of a bridge connecting the United States and Mexico,


for the construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge in accordance with the applicable provisions of this subchapter. The effectiveness of such agreement shall be conditioned on its approval by the Secretary of State.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 92–434, §3, Sept. 26, 1972, 86 Stat. 731.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 11 - BRIDGES OVER NAVIGABLE WATERS
SUBCHAPTER IV - INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES
Sec. 535a - Congressional consent to State agreements with Canada and Mexico; Secretary of State's approval of agreements
Contains section 535a
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large Reference 86 Stat. 731
Public Law References Public Law 92-434
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