§ 27b. — Chicago River, West arm of South Fork of South Branch.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC27b]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 1--NAVIGABLE WATERS GENERALLY
SUBCHAPTER II--WATERS DECLARED NONNAVIGABLE: CHANGE OF NAME
Sec. 27b. Chicago River, West arm of South Fork of South Branch
The portion of the west arm of the South Fork of the South Branch of
the Chicago River, as established by the ordinance of the city of
Chicago on July 17, 1911, in the southwest quarter of section 32,
township 39 north, range 14 east of the third principal meridian, in the
city of Chicago, county of Cook, State of Illinois, lying westerly of a
straight line drawn from a point in south dock line of the said west arm
203.94 feet westerly of the point of intersection of the south dock line
of the said west arm with the west dock line of the east arm of the
South Fork of the South Branch of the Chicago River as established by
said city of Chicago ordinance of July 17, 1911, measured along the
south dock line of said west arm, thence to a point in the north dock
line of the said west arm said point being 278 feet westerly of the
intersection of the north dock line of the said west arm with the west
dock line of the South Fork of the South Branch of the Chicago River as
established by said city of Chicago ordinance of July 17, 1911, measured
along the north dock line of said west arm of the South Fork of the
South Branch of the Chicago River, is declared to be and is on and after
September 1, 1959 to be regarded as a nonnavigable water of the United
States within the meaning of the Constitution and laws of the United
States: Provided, That plans for a suitable bulkhead to retain any fill
to be placed in the waterway shall be submitted to and approved by the
Corps of Engineers, United States Army, prior to the placing of such
fill.
(Pub. L. 86-218, Sept. 1, 1959, 73 Stat. 448.)
