33 U.S.C. § 53 — Benton Harbor Canal, Michigan

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Congress declares the Benton Harbor Canal in Michigan, above Ninth Street, to be non-navigable. Congress keeps the right to change this law later.

This section declares the part of the Benton Harbor Canal at and above the west line of Ninth Street, in Benton Harbor, Michigan, to be "not a navigable water of the United States," under the meaning of the U.S. Constitution and federal law. The section also says Congress keeps the right to alter, amend, or repeal this law later.

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The Benton Harbor Canal at and above the west line of Ninth Street, in the city of Benton Harbor and State of Michigan, is declared to be not a navigable water of the United States within the meaning of the Constitution and laws of the United States.

The right to alter, amend, or repeal this section is expressly reserved.

Source credit: (June 2, 1937, ch. 288, §§ 1, 3, 50 Stat. 243.)

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1937Enacted · Act of June 2, 1937, ch. 288 · 50 Stat. 243

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 288 on 1937-06-02.

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