Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73not60
§498 Reservation of Right to Alter or Repeal
Title 33 › Chapter 11— BRIDGES OVER NAVIGABLE WATERS › Subchapter I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 498
Summary
The United States keeps the right to change or cancel sections 491–494 and 495–498 for bridges built under them, and will not owe owners or other interested people any compensation for those changes.
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Title 33, §498
Navigation and Navigable Waters — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The right to alter, amend, or repeal sections 491 to 494 and 495 to 498 of this title, is expressly reserved as to any and all bridges which may be built in accordance with the provisions of said sections, and the United States shall incur no liability for the alteration, amendment, or repeal thereof to the owner or owners or any other persons interested in any bridge which shall have been constructed in accordance with its provisions.
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33 U.S.C. § 498
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60