Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73not60
§546a Information as to Configuration of Shore Line
Title 33 › Chapter 12— RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY › Subchapter I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 546a
Summary
When a report to Congress studies improving the mouth of a river or an inlet, it must also describe the shape of the nearby shoreline and say how the work is likely to change that shoreline. This must cover expected erosion or build-up for at least ten miles on each side of the entrance, in addition to any other information Congress has asked for.
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Title 33, §546a
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Every report submitted to Congress in pursuance of any provision of law for preliminary examination and survey looking to the improvement of the entrance at the mouth of any river or at any inlet, in addition to other information which the Congress has directed shall be given, shall contain information concerning the configuration of the shore line and the probable effect thereon that may be expected to result from the improvement having particular reference to erosion and/or accretion for a distance of not less than ten miles on either side of the said entrance.
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33 U.S.C. § 546a
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60