Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102

§534 Conveyance of Right, Title, and Interest of United States in Bridges Transferred to States or Political Subdivisions; Terms and Conditions

Title 33 › CHAPTER 11 — BRIDGES OVER NAVIGABLE WATERS › SUBCHAPTER III — GENERAL BRIDGE AUTHORITY › § 534

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Army may give to a State or its local governments any bridge the United States built or bought for improving canals, rivers, harbors, or flood-control projects. The transfer can include the land, easements, and rights-of-way needed. The Chief of Engineers sets the terms and decides if the transfer is right for the United States, and it can be done with or without payment. Any bridge given this way must be toll-free.

Full Legal Text

Title 33, §534

Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The Secretary of the Army is authorized to transfer or convey to State authorities or political subdivisions thereof all right, title, and interest of the United States, in and to any and all bridges heretofore or hereafter constructed or acquired in connection with the improvement of canals, rivers and harbors, or works of flood control, together with the necessary lands, easements, or rights-of-way, upon such terms and conditions and with or without consideration, as may be determined to be in the best interest of the United States by the Chief of Engineers: Provided, That such transferred bridges shall be toll-free.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was not enacted as part of the General Bridge Act of 1946 which comprises this subchapter.

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Citation

33 U.S.C. § 534

Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102