2017 US Code
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 1 - Navigable Waters Generally
Subchapter II - Waters Declared Nonnavigable: Change of Name
Sec. 59x - Exemption from General Bridge Act of 1946

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Citation 33 U.S.C. § 59x (2017)
Section Name §59x. Exemption from General Bridge Act of 1946
Section Text (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) 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.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 100–448, §16, Sept. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 1845; Pub. L. 100–457, title III, §325, Sept. 30, 1988, 102 Stat. 2150.)

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, as amended, 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.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, 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 1 - NAVIGABLE WATERS GENERALLY
SUBCHAPTER II - WATERS DECLARED NONNAVIGABLE: CHANGE OF NAME
Sec. 59x - Exemption from General Bridge Act of 1946
Contains section 59x
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 60 Stat. 847
102 Stat. 1845, 2150
Public Law References Public Law 100-448, Public Law 100-457
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