Rivers and Harbors Act

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Rivers_and_Harbors_Appropriation_Act_of_1899
gptkbp:appliesTo navigable waters of the United States
gptkbp:citation gptkb:33_U.S.C._§_401_et_seq.
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1899
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rivers and Harbors Act
gptkbp:influenced subsequent environmental legislation
gptkbp:penalty imprisonment
fines
gptkbp:prohibits unauthorized obstruction or alteration of navigable waters
discharge of refuse into navigable waters
gptkbp:purpose prevent obstruction of navigable waters
regulate construction and excavation in navigable waters
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Federal_Water_Pollution_Control_Act
gptkb:Clean_Water_Act
gptkbp:requires permits for dredging and filling activities
permits for structures in navigable waters
gptkbp:section Section 10
Section 13
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Environmental_Enforcement_Section
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6