§ 493. — Use of railroad bridges by other railroad companies.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC493]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 11--BRIDGES OVER NAVIGABLE WATERS
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 493. Use of railroad bridges by other railroad companies
All railroad companies desiring the use of any railroad bridge built
in accordance with the provisions of sections 491 to 498 of this title,
shall be entitled to equal rights and privileges relative to the passage
of railway trains or cars over the same and over the approaches thereto
upon payment of a reasonable compensation for such use; and in case of
any disagreement between the parties in regard to the terms of such use
or the sums to be paid all matters at issue shall be determined by the
Secretary of Transportation upon hearing the allegations and proofs
submitted to him.
(Mar. 23, 1906, ch. 1130, Sec. 3, 34 Stat. 85; Pub. L. 97-449,
Sec. 2(d)(1), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2440.)
Amendments
1983--Pub. L. 97-449 substituted ``Secretary of Transportation'' for
``Secretary of War''. See Transfer of Functions note below.
Transfer of Functions
Functions, powers, and duties of Secretary of the Army [formerly
War] and other offices and officers of Department of the Army [formerly
War] under this section to extent that they relate generally to location
and clearances of bridges and causeways in navigable waters of United
States transferred to and vested in Secretary of Transportation by Pub.
L. 89-670, Sec. 6(g)(6)(B), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 941. Pub. L. 97-449
amended this section to reflect transfer made by section 6(g)(6)(B) of
Pub. L. 89-670, and repealed section 6(g)(6)(B).
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 491, 492, 494, 495, 497,
498, 508, 530, 535 of this title.
