Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§8 Toll Free Rivers in Alabama
Title 33 › CHAPTER 1 — NAVIGABLE WATERS GENERALLY › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 8
Summary
Keeps Tennessee, Coosa, Cahawba, Black Warrior Rivers in Alabama forever toll-free for U.S. property and persons unless Congress allows tolls.
Full Legal Text
Title 33, §8
Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Tennessee, Coosa, Cahawba, and Black Warrior Rivers, within the State of Alabama, shall be forever free from toll for all property belonging to the United States, and for all persons in their service, and for all citizens of the United States, except as to such tolls as may be allowed by Act of Congress.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Codification R.S. § 5244 derived from act May 23, 1828, ch. 75, § 7, 4 Stat. 290. Another R.S. 5244 is classified to section 43 of Title 12, Banks and Banking.
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Citation
33 U.S.C. § 8
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102