Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73
§7 Use of Government iron pier in Delaware Bay
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Title 33, §7
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The Government iron pier in Delaware Bay near Lewes, Delaware, shall be open to public use under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section is from act
July 27, 1916, popularly known as the “Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1916”. A further provision of act
July 27, 1916, repealed act Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 542, 26 Stat. 969, which authorized a transfer of the iron pier to the Treasury Department.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act
July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. section 205(a) of act
July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted “Title 10, Armed Forces” which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.
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33 U.S.C. § 7
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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