Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§59q Erie Basin, Buffalo Harbor, New York
Title 33 › CHAPTER 1 — NAVIGABLE WATERS GENERALLY › SUBCHAPTER II — WATERS DECLARED NONNAVIGABLE: CHANGE OF NAME › § 59q
Summary
A part of Erie Basin in Buffalo Harbor that lies inside the described area is officially declared not to be a U.S. navigable water under the Constitution and federal law.
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Title 33, §59q
Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
That portion of the Erie Basin in the Buffalo Harbor lying within the following described area 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.
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The following described area, referred to in text, refers to the metes and bounds description of that portion of the Erie Basin in the Buffalo Harbor set out in the second paragraph of section 1 of Pub. L. 96–520, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 3033–3035, which is not classified to the Code.
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33 U.S.C. § 59q
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102