Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§581 Hiring Special Means of Transportation
Title 33 › CHAPTER 12 — RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY › SUBCHAPTER II — PAY AND ALLOWANCES; TRAVELING EXPENSES AND SUBSISTENCE › § 581
Summary
Engineer officers may rent transportation for river and harbor work at locations beyond the reach of regular transport lines.
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Title 33, §581
Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
In their execution and inspection of river and harbor improvement work, at points beyond easy reach of ordinary regular transportation lines, Engineer officers are authorized to hire and use such transportation as they may consider desirable and advantageous to the progress of work.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section is from act July 25, 1912, popularly known as the “Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1912”.
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33 U.S.C. § 581
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102