33-U.S.C.-523
§523 – Relocation of Bridges
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Title 33 > Chapter 11 > Subchapter II > Section 523
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- Reference: Section 523
- Legend: §523 – Relocation of Bridges
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
If the owner of any bridge and the Secretary shall agree that in order to remove an obstruction to navigation, or for any other purpose, a relocation of such bridge or the construction of a new bridge upon a new location would be preferable to an alteration of the existing bridge, such relocation or new construction may be carried out at such new site and upon such terms as may be acceptable to the bridge owner and the Secretary, and the cost of such relocation or new construction, including also any expense of changes in and additions to rights-of-way, stations, tracks, spurs, sidings, switches, signals, and other railroad facilities and property, and relocation of shippers required for railroad connection with the bridge at the new site, shall be apportioned as between the bridge owner and the United States in the manner which is provided for in section 516 of this title in the case of an alteration and the share of the United States paid from the appropriation authorized in section 518 of this title: Provided, That nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring the United States to pay any part of the expense of building any bridge across a navigable stream which the Secretary of Transportation shall not find to be, in fact, a relocation of an existing bridge.
(June 21, 1940, ch. 409, §13, 54 Stat. 502; July 16, 1952, ch. 889, §4, 66 Stat. 733; Pub. L. 97–449, §2(d)(1), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2440.)
Amendments
1983—Pub. L. 97–449 substituted Secretary of Transportation for Secretary of War. See Transfer of Functions note below.
1952—Act July 16, 1952, struck out used for railroad traffic after owner of any bridge.
Transfer of Functions
Section 6(g)(3) of Pub. L. 89–670 transferred functions, powers, and duties of Secretary of the Army [formerly War] and other officers and offices of Department of the Army [formerly War] relating to obstructive bridges under this subchapter to Secretary of Transportation. Pub. L. 97–449 amended this section to reflect transfer made by section 6(g)(3) of Pub. L. 89–670, and repealed section 6(g)(3).
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
33-U.S.C.-503 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Bridges
In this entry about 33-U.S.C.-503, find legal reference material, bibliographies and premiere content related to bridges in the American Encyclopedia of Law, presenting a comprehensive view of the United States bridges-specific issues, written by authorities in the field.
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