33 U.S.C. § 54 — Burr Creek, Bridgeport, Connecticut
submitted 89 years ago by ch. 607 to r/title-33-NAVIGATION-AND-NAVIGABLE-WATERS · 135 words · no verdicts yet
This law declares part of Burr Creek in Bridgeport, Connecticut, not navigable. Any earlier federal project for that part of the creek is abandoned. Congress reserves the right to change or cancel this law later.
That portion of Burr Creek in the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut, lying north of a line across the creek beginning at the point of intersection of the south side of Yacht Street extended and the west harbor line of the harbor lines established by the Secretary of War December 9, 1924, thence south eighty-five degrees forty-six minutes seventeen seconds east to the east harbor line of said creek, is declared to be not a navigable water of the United States within the meaning of the Constitution and laws of the United States.
Any project heretofore authorized by any Act of Congress, insofar as such project relates to the above described portion of Burr Creek in the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut, is abandoned.
The right to alter, amend, or repeal this section is expressly reserved.
Source credit: (Aug. 12, 1937, ch. 607, 50 Stat. 632; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)
- 1937Enacted · Act of Aug. 12, 1937, ch. 607 · 50 Stat. 632
- 1947Amended · Act of July 26, 1947, ch. 343 · 61 Stat. 501
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 607 on 1937-08-12.
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