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Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102

§514 Submission and Approval of General Plans and Specifications

Title 33 › CHAPTER 11 — BRIDGES OVER NAVIGABLE WATERS › SUBCHAPTER II — ALTERATION OF BRIDGES › § 514

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

After getting an order under this subchapter, the bridge owner must, within a reasonable time set by the Secretary of the department that runs the Coast Guard, prepare and send general plans and specifications to change the bridge as ordered and to make any extra changes the owner wants for railroad or highway traffic. The Secretary can approve or reject any part, ask for new or more plans, and once approved the plans are final for everyone unless the Secretary and the owner later both agree to changes.

Full Legal Text

Title 33, §514

Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

After the service of an order under this subchapter, it shall be the duty of the bridge owner to prepare and submit to the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, within a reasonable time as prescribed by the Secretary, general plans and specifications to provide for the alteration of such bridge in accordance with such order, and for such additional alteration of such bridge as the bridge owner may desire to meet the necessities of railroad or highway traffic, or both. The Secretary may approve or reject such general plans and specifications, in whole or in part, and may require the submission of new or additional plans and specifications, but when the Secretary shall have approved general plans and specifications, they shall be final and binding upon all parties unless changes therein be afterward approved by the Secretary and the bridge owner.

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Amendments

2016—Pub. L. 114–120 substituted “Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating” for “Secretary of Transportation”. 1976—Pub. L. 94–587 substituted provision for preparation and submission of general plans and specifications within a reasonable time as prescribed by the Secretary after the service of an order for provision for such action within ninety days after service of his order.

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Citation

33 U.S.C. § 514

Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102