2016 US Code
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 14 - California Debris Commission
Sec. 675 - Conditions precedent for commencement of mining operations

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Citation 33 U.S.C. § 675 (2016)
Section Name §675. Conditions precedent for commencement of mining operations
Section Text

No permission granted to a mine owner or owners under this chapter shall take effect, so far as regards the working of a mine, until all impounding dams or other restraining works, if any are prescribed by the order granting such permission, have been completed and until the impounding dams or other restraining works or settling reservoirs provided by said commission have reached such a stage as, in the opinion of said commission, it is safe to use the same: Provided, however, That if said commission shall be of the opinion that the restraining and other works already constructed at the mine or mines shall be sufficient to protect the navigable rivers of said systems and the work of said commission, then the owner or owners of such mine or mines may be permitted to commence operations.

Source Credit

(Mar. 1, 1893, ch. 183, §15, 27 Stat. 509.)

Editorial Notes TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

California Debris Commission abolished and functions transferred to Secretary of the Army by Pub. L. 99–662, title XI, §1106, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4229, set out as a note under section 661 of this title.

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 14 - CALIFORNIA DEBRIS COMMISSION
Sec. 675 - Conditions precedent for commencement of mining operations
Contains section 675
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 27 Stat. 509
100 Stat. 4229
Public Law References Public Law 99-662
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