Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73
§522 Existing provisions of law
Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 11— - BRIDGES OVER NAVIGABLE WATERS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - ALTERATION OF BRIDGES › § 522
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Title 33, §522
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The first sentence of section 494 of this title, and section 502 of this title, shall be inapplicable with respect to any bridge to which the provisions of this subchapter are applicable.
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2022—Pub. L. 117–263, § 11805(c), struck out “, except to the extent provided in this section” before period at end. Pub. L. 117–263, § 11805(a), reinstated section 12(a) of the act of June 21, 1940, as it appeared before repeal by Pub. L. 116–283, and redesignated it as the sole text of section 12. 2021—Pub. L. 116–283 repealed this section. Text of subsec. (a) was reinstated by Pub. L. 117–263 and redesignated as text of entire section. See above.
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Effective Date
of 2022 Amendment Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, § 11805(b), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4165, provided that: “The provision reinstated under subsection (a) [this section] shall be treated as if such section 8507(b) [of Pub. L. 116–283, which had repealed this section] had never taken effect.”
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33 U.S.C. § 522
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73