§ 565. — River and harbor improvement by private or municipal enterprise.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC565]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 12--RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 565. River and harbor improvement by private or municipal
enterprise
Any person or persons, corporations, municipal or private, who
desire to improve any navigable river, or any part thereof, at their or
its own expense and risk may do so upon the approval of the plans and
specifications of said proposed improvement by the Secretary of the Army
and Chief of Engineers of the Army. The plan of said improvement must
conform with the general plan of the Government improvements, must not
impede navigation, and no toll shall be imposed on account thereof, and
said improvement shall at all times be under the control and supervision
of the Secretary of the Army and Chief of Engineers.
(June 13, 1902, ch. 1079, Sec. 1, 32 Stat. 371; July 26, 1947, ch. 343,
title II, Sec. 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)
Codification
Section is from act June 13, 1902, popularly known as the ``Rivers
and Harbors Appropriation Act for 1902''. The provisions of this section
followed an appropriation for emergencies.
Change of Name
Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of
Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of
act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of
act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch.
1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted ``Title 10,
Armed Forces'' which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued Department of
the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.
Construction of Canal
The consent of Congress was given to the construction of a ship
canal along the Government right of way connecting the waters of Puget
Sound with Lake Washington, said canal, when completed, to be turned
over to the United States, by act June 11, 1906, ch. 3072, 34 Stat. 231.
