Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-110
§59n–1 Caven Point, New Jersey
Title 33 › CHAPTER 1 — NAVIGABLE WATERS GENERALLY › SUBCHAPTER II — WATERS DECLARED NONNAVIGABLE: CHANGE OF NAME › § 59n–1
Summary
Declares two parts of the Hudson River at Caven Point, Jersey City, are not federal navigable waters except for the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. One is 120.54 acres around Caven Point; the other is about 18 acres near Route 185. Congressional Record, Mar. 11, 1986, S2446–2447.
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Title 33, §59n–1
Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
That portion of the Hudson River in the New York Bay consisting of— (1)
(2)all that piece or parcel of land, containing 18 acres more or less, situate on the northwesterly side of New Jersey State Highway Route 185,
more particularly described in the Congressional Record dated March 11, 1986, pages S2446–2447, is hereby declared to be not a navigable water of the United States within the meaning of the Constitution and the laws of the United States, except for the purposes of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act [33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.].
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References in Text
For Congressional Record dated
March 11, 1986, pages S2446–2447, referred to in text, see Cong. Rec., vol. 132, pt. 3, pp. 4342–4343, Mar. 11, 1986. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, referred to in text, is act
June 30, 1948, ch. 758, as amended generally by Pub. L. 92–500, § 2, Oct. 18, 1972, 86 Stat. 816, which is classified generally to chapter 26 (§ 1251 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 1251 of this title and Tables.
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Citation
33 U.S.C. § 59n–1
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
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Sep 22, 2026
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