33 U.S.C. § 46 — Tchula Lake, Mississippi
submitted 104 years ago by ch. 266 to r/title-33-NAVIGATION-AND-NAVIGABLE-WATERS · 43 words · no verdicts yet
This law declares Tchula Lake in Holmes County, Mississippi, to be "nonnavigable." That means it isn't treated as a navigable waterway under the Constitution and federal law. Congress keeps the right to change or cancel this declaration later.
This section declares Tchula Lake, located in Holmes County, Mississippi, to be a "nonnavigable stream." That means the lake is not treated as a navigable waterway under the Constitution and laws of the United States — the federal rules that normally apply to navigable rivers and lakes do not apply here.
The section also says Congress keeps the right to alter, amend, or repeal this declaration at any time. In other words, Congress can change its mind about Tchula Lake's status later.
Tchula Lake, in Holmes County, in the State of Mississippi, is declared to be a nonnavigable stream within the meaning of the Constitution and laws of the United States.
The right of Congress to alter, amend, or repeal this section is expressly reserved.
Source credit: (July 1, 1922, ch. 266, §§ 1, 2, 42 Stat. 816.)
- 1922Enacted · Act of July 1, 1922, ch. 266 · 42 Stat. 816
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 266 on 1922-07-01.
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