33-U.S.C.-59E
§59E – Bayou Lafourche, Louisiana
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Title 33 > Chapter 1 > Subchapter II > Section 59e
Details
- Reference: Section 59e
- Legend: §59E – Bayou Lafourche, Louisiana
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
Bayou Lafourche, in the State of Louisiana, between Canal Boulevard, city of Thibodaux, Parish of Lafourche, State of Louisiana, and the head of the bayou at its junction with the Mississippi River levee at the city of Donaldsonville, Parish of Ascension, State of Louisiana, is hereby declared to be a nonnavigable waterway of the United States within the meaning of the laws of the United States. The existing project for Bayou Lafourche, Louisiana, authorized by the Acts of August 30, 1935 (49 Stat. 1028) and July 14, 1960 (74 Stat. 480) is hereby deauthorized in the reach of Bayou Lafourche herein declared nonnavigable.
The right to alter, amend, or repeal this section is hereby expressly reserved.
(Pub. L. 90–149, Nov. 22, 1967, 81 Stat. 507.)
References in Text
The provisions of the Acts of August 30, 1935 (49 Stat. 1028) and July 14, 1960 (74 Stat. 480), referred to in text, authorizing the Bayou Lafourche, Louisiana, project, are not classified to the Code.
Portion of Bayou Lafourche Declared To Be Navigable Waterway
Pub. L. 101–595, title III, §314, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2987, provided that: Bayou Lafourche, in the State of Louisiana, between the Percy Brown Road (Hwy 648), city of Thibodaux, parish of Lafourche, and the Southern Pacific Railroad bridge crossing the bayou, city of Thibodaux, parish of Lafourche, is declared to be navigable waterway of the United States under chapter 11 of title 33, United States Code.
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
33-U.S.C.-59BB-1 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Waters
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