33 U.S.C. § 2241 — Definitions

For this subchapter: (1) “Deep-draft harbor” means a harbor authorized to be built deeper than 45 feet, except a section 202 project. (2)(A) Unless (B) applies, “eligible operations and maintenance” means all Federal operation, maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation, including reasonably necessary maintenance dredging to maintain width and nominal depth; necessary dredged-material disposal facilities; dredging and disposal of contaminated sediment in or affecting Federal navigation-channel maintenance; mitigation for Federal navigation operation and maintenance impacts; and operation and maintenance of disposal facilities. (B) For the Saint Lawrence Seaway, it means all operation, maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation, including reasonably necessary dredging to keep the Seaway or Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation improvements operating and reasonably repaired. (C) It excludes providing lands, easements, or rights-of-way and required relocations. (3) “General cargo harbor” means a section 202 harbor and any harbor authorized deeper than 20 but no deeper than 45 feet. (4) “Harbor” means a United States channel or harbor, or part of one, usable for commercial-vessel domestic or foreign waterborne commerce. It excludes inland harbors; the Saint Lawrence Seaway; local access or berthing channels; channels or harbors built or maintained by nonpublic interests; and Columbia River portions other than downstream channels of Bonneville lock and dam. (5) “Inland harbor” means a navigation project principally accommodating commercial vessels and receiving and shipping waterborne cargo on inland waters. It excludes Great Lakes projects; tidal projects; projects deeper than 20 feet; local access or berthing channels; and projects built or maintained by nonpublic interests. (6) “Nominal depth” means the stated project depth, including greater depth that must be maintained to ensure safe passage at mean low tide of a vessel requiring the stated depth. (7) “Non-Federal interest” has the meaning in section 1962d–5b of title 42 and includes an interstate agency and a port authority created by a congressionally consented compact. (8) “United States” includes all areas within its territorial boundaries, including the States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, and other territory or possession under United States jurisdiction.