§523 Relocation of bridges

Summary

If a bridge owner and the Secretary agree that moving a bridge or building a new one at a different site is better than changing the old bridge to remove a navigation problem or for another reason, they may do so on terms they both accept. The cost of the move or new construction, including changes to rights-of-way and railroad facilities and relocating shippers, must be split between the bridge owner and the United States in the same way costs are split for an alteration under section 516 of this title, and the United States’ share will be paid from the appropriation authorized in section 518 of this title. The United States does not have to pay any part of building a bridge over a navigable stream unless the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating finds it is actually a relocation of an existing bridge.