Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73not60
§535b Presidential Approval; Recommendations of Federal Officials
Title 33 › Chapter 11— BRIDGES OVER NAVIGABLE WATERS › Subchapter IV— INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES › § 535b
Summary
Bridges covered by section 535 need the President's approval before they can be built, kept, or used. For U.S.–Mexico crossings he must get advice from the U.S. part of the International Boundary and Water Commission and from any federal department or agency heads he chooses.
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Title 33, §535b
Navigation and Navigable Waters — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
No bridge may be constructed, maintained, and operated as provided in section 535 of this title unless the President has given his approval thereto. In the course of determining whether to grant such approval, the President shall secure the advice and recommendations of (1) the United States section of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, in the case of a bridge connecting the United States and Mexico, and (2) the heads of such departments and agencies of the Federal Government as he deems appropriate to determine the necessity for such bridge.
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33 U.S.C. § 535b
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60