Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73
§514 Submission and approval of general plans and specifications
Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 11— - BRIDGES OVER NAVIGABLE WATERS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - ALTERATION OF BRIDGES › § 514
Summary
After an order, the bridge owner must, in a reasonable time set by Secretary of the department operating the Coast Guard, send alteration plans for ordered and traffic needs. The Secretary may approve, reject, or require new plans; approved plans are final unless the Secretary and owner agree.
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Title 33, §514
Navigation and Navigable Waters — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
After the service of an order under this subchapter, it shall be the duty of the bridge owner to prepare and submit to the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, within a reasonable time as prescribed by the Secretary, general plans and specifications to provide for the alteration of such bridge in accordance with such order, and for such additional alteration of such bridge as the bridge owner may desire to meet the necessities of railroad or highway traffic, or both. The Secretary may approve or reject such general plans and specifications, in whole or in part, and may require the submission of new or additional plans and specifications, but when the Secretary shall have approved general plans and specifications, they shall be final and binding upon all parties unless changes therein be afterward approved by the Secretary and the bridge owner.
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Amendments
2016—Pub. L. 114–120 substituted “Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating” for “Secretary of Transportation”. 1976—Pub. L. 94–587 substituted provision for preparation and submission of general plans and specifications within a reasonable time as prescribed by the Secretary after the service of an order for provision for such action within ninety days after service of his order.
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33 U.S.C. § 514
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73