Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73
§8 Toll free rivers in Alabama
Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NAVIGABLE WATERS GENERALLY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 8
Summary
Tennessee, Coosa, Cahawba, and Black Warrior Rivers, Alabama, are toll-free for U.S. use unless allowed by Act of Congress.
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Title 33, §8
Navigation and Navigable Waters — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Tennessee, Coosa, Cahawba, and Black Warrior Rivers, within the State of Alabama, shall be forever free from toll for all property belonging to the United States, and for all persons in their service, and for all citizens of the United States, except as to such tolls as may be allowed by Act of Congress.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Codification R.S. § 5244 derived from act May 23, 1828, ch. 75, § 7, 4 Stat. 290. Another R.S. 5244 is classified to section 43 of Title 12, Banks and Banking.
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33 U.S.C. § 8
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73