Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§553 Freight Statistics
Title 33 › CHAPTER 12 — RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 553
Summary
Corps of Engineers must use one freight classification and, when possible, record waterway ton-miles.
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Title 33, §553
Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
In the collection of statistics relating to traffic, the Corps of Engineers is directed to adopt a uniform system of classification for freight, and upon rivers or inland waterways to collate ton-mileage statistics as far as practicable.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section is from part of section 1 of act July 25, 1912, popularly known as the “Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1912”.
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33 U.S.C. § 553
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102