Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Rivers_and_Harbors_Act_of_1899
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| gptkbp:codifiedIn |
gptkb:33_U.S.C._§_401_et_seq.
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1899
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| gptkbp:enforcedBy |
gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Justice |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
oldest federal environmental law in the United States
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Ch. 425, 30 Stat. 1121
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
Section 10
Section 13 |
| gptkbp:prohibits |
construction in navigable waters without permit
discharge of refuse into navigable waters |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Clean_Water_Act
|
| gptkbp:shortName |
gptkb:Rivers_and_Harbors_Appropriation_Act_of_1899
|
| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:William_McKinley
March 3, 1899 |
| gptkbp:subject |
water pollution
navigable waters obstructions to navigation |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Rivers_and_Harbors_Act_of_1899
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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