33 U.S.C. § 59x: Exemption from General Bridge…

Summary

Makes a specific drainage canal in Camden, New Jersey, nonnavigable under the General Bridge Act of 1946. The canal is an unnamed tributary of Newton Creek at block 641 (formerly block 860), beginning about 1,200 feet east of where Newton Creek meets the Delaware River and ending at drainage culverts on the west side of Interstate Highway 676.

Title 33, §59x

Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Waters declared nonnavigable

The waters described in subsection (b) are declared to be nonnavigable waters of the United States for purposes of the General Bridge Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 525 et seq.).

(b)Waters described

The waters referred to in subsection (a) are a drainage canal which—

(1)is an unnamed tributary of the creek known as Newton Creek, located at block 641 (formerly designated as block 860) in the city of Camden, New Jersey;

(2)originates at the north bank of Newton Creek approximately 1,200 feet east of the confluence of Newton Creek and the Delaware River; and

(3)terminates at drainage culverts on the west side of Interstate Highway 676.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The General Bridge Act of 1946, referred to in subsec. (a), is title V of act Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, 60 Stat. 847, which is classified generally to subchapter III (§ 525 et seq.) of chapter 11 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 525 of this title and Tables. Codification Pub. L. 100–448 and Pub. L. 100–457 enacted identical sections.

§59x Exemption From General Bridge Act of 1946