33 U.S.C. § 59x — Exemption from General Bridge Act of 1946

submitted 38 years ago by Pub. L. 100-448 to r/title-33-NAVIGATION-AND-NAVIGABLE-WATERS · 115 words · no verdicts yet

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This law declares a drainage canal near Newton Creek in Camden, New Jersey nonnavigable, for bridge-approval purposes. The canal runs from Newton Creek to drainage culverts at Interstate 676.

(a) Waters declared nonnavigable: The waters described in (b) are declared nonnavigable waters of the United States under the General Bridge Act of 1946. (b) Waters described: The waters are a drainage canal that (1) is an unnamed tributary of Newton Creek, at block 641 (formerly block 860) in Camden, New Jersey; (2) begins at Newton Creek's north bank, about 1,200 feet east of where Newton Creek meets the Delaware River; and (3) ends at drainage culverts on the west side of Interstate Highway 676.

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(a) Waters declared nonnavigable

The waters described in subsection (b) are declared to be nonnavigable waters of the United States for purposes of the General Bridge Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 525 et seq.).

(b) Waters described

The waters referred to in subsection (a) are a drainage canal which—

(1)

is an unnamed tributary of the creek known as Newton Creek, located at block 641 (formerly designated as block 860) in the city of Camden, New Jersey;

(2)

originates at the north bank of Newton Creek approximately 1,200 feet east of the confluence of Newton Creek and the Delaware River; and

(3)

terminates at drainage culverts on the west side of Interstate Highway 676.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 100–448, § 16, Sept. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 1845; Pub. L. 100–457, title III, § 325, Sept. 30, 1988, 102 Stat. 2150.)

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1988Enacted · Pub. L. 100-448 · 102 Stat. 1845
1988Amended · Pub. L. 100-457 · 102 Stat. 2150

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