Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§607 Removal of Drift From New York Harbor
Title 33 › CHAPTER 12 — RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY › SUBCHAPTER IV — PARTICULAR WORK OR IMPROVEMENTS › § 607
Summary
The Army Secretary can use funds for New York Harbor to collect and remove drift.
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Title 33, §607
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So much as may be necessary of any appropriations made for specific portions of New York Harbor and its immediate tributaries may be allotted by the Secretary of the Army for the maintenance of these waterways by the collection and removal of drift.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section is from act Aug. 8, 1917, the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1917.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act
July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. section 205(a) of act
July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted “Title 10, Armed Forces” which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.
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Citation
33 U.S.C. § 607
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102