33 U.S.C. § 426o–1 — Great Lakes dredging levels adjustment
submitted 26 years ago by Pub. L. 106-541 to r/title-33-NAVIGATION-AND-NAVIGABLE-WATERS · 105 words · no verdicts yet
This law defines the "Great Lakes" to include the five lakes plus part of the St. Lawrence River. The Secretary must dredge federal Great Lakes channels and harbors enough to keep their originally authorized depth. This applies whenever water levels are, or are expected to be, below the 1985 datum.
(a) Definition of Great Lake. For this section, "Great Lake" means Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron (including Lake St. Clair), Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario (including the St. Lawrence River up to the 45th parallel of latitude).
(b) Dredging levels. When operating and maintaining federal channels and harbors on the Great Lakes, and the channels connecting them, the Secretary must dredge as needed to keep at least the channels' and harbors' originally authorized depths, whenever Great Lakes water levels are, or are forecast to be, below the International Great Lakes Datum of 1985.
In this section, the term “Great Lake” means Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron (including Lake St. Clair), Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario (including the St. Lawrence River to the 45th parallel of latitude).
In operating and maintaining Federal channels and harbors of, and the connecting channels between, the Great Lakes, the Secretary shall conduct such dredging as is necessary to ensure minimal operation depths consistent with the original authorized depths of the channels and harbors when water levels in the Great Lakes are, or are forecast to be, below the International Great Lakes Datum of 1985.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 106–541, title III, § 343, Dec. 11, 2000, 114 Stat. 2613.)
- 2000Enacted · Pub. L. 106-541 · 114 Stat. 2613
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 106-541 on 2000-12-11.
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