§ 7. — Use of Government iron pier in Delaware Bay.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC7]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 1--NAVIGABLE WATERS GENERALLY
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 7. Use of Government iron pier in Delaware Bay
The Government iron pier in Delaware Bay near Lewes, Delaware, shall
be open to public use under regulations to be prescribed by the
Secretary of the Army.
(July 27, 1916, ch. 260, Sec. 1, 39 Stat. 394; July 26, 1947, ch. 343,
title II, Sec. 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)
Codification
Section is from act July 27, 1916, popularly known as the ``Rivers
and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1916''.
A further provision of act July 27, 1916, repealed act Mar. 3, 1891,
ch. 542, 26 Stat. 969, which authorized a transfer of the iron pier to
the Treasury Department.
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act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch.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.
