33 U.S.C. § 59aa — Nonnavigability of Wisconsin River

submitted 36 years ago by Pub. L. 101-595 to r/title-33-NAVIGATION-AND-NAVIGABLE-WATERS · 58 words · no verdicts yet

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This law declares the Wisconsin River above the Prairie du Sac dam nonnavigable. That means federal boat inspection and licensing rules under title 46 don't apply there. Other federal maritime laws also don't apply to that stretch.

This section declares part of the Wisconsin River nonnavigable, removing it from certain federal maritime rules. The stretch of the Wisconsin River above the hydroelectric dam at Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, is declared a nonnavigable waterway of the United States for purposes of title 46, including but not limited to that title's provisions on vessel inspection and vessel licensure, and for purposes of the other maritime laws of the United States.

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The portion of the Wisconsin River above the hydroelectric dam at Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, is hereby declared to be a nonnavigable waterway of the United States for purposes of title 46, including but not limited to the provisions of such title relating to vessel inspection and vessel licensure, and the other maritime laws of the United States.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 101–595, title III, § 318, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2988.)

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1990Enacted · Pub. L. 101-595 · 104 Stat. 2988

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