Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73
§535b Presidential approval; recommendations of Federal officials
Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 11— - BRIDGES OVER NAVIGABLE WATERS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES › § 535b
Summary
No bridge built, kept, or used under the federal bridge rules can happen without the President's approval. For bridges to Mexico, the President must get advice from the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission, and he must ask any federal department or agency heads he thinks are needed to decide if the bridge is necessary.
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Title 33, §535b
Navigation and Navigable Waters — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
No bridge may be constructed, maintained, and operated as provided in section 535 of this title unless the President has given his approval thereto. In the course of determining whether to grant such approval, the President shall secure the advice and recommendations of (1) the United States section of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, in the case of a bridge connecting the United States and Mexico, and (2) the heads of such departments and agencies of the Federal Government as he deems appropriate to determine the necessity for such bridge.
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33 U.S.C. § 535b
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73