Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§562a Project Depths for National Defense Purposes; Waterways for General Commerce
Title 33 › CHAPTER 12 — RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 562a
Summary
Chief of Engineers under Army Secretary may keep waterways deeper than authorized when the U.S. added depth for defense and they serve essential commerce.
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Title 33, §562a
Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Chief of Engineers, under the direction of the Secretary of the Army, is hereby authorized to maintain authorized river and harbor projects in excess of authorized project depths where such excess depths have been provided by the United States for defense purposes and whenever the Chief of Engineers determines that such waterways also serve essential needs of general commerce.
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33 U.S.C. § 562a
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102