Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Rivers_and_Harbors_Act_of_1899
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Refuse_Act
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 of 1899
gptkbp:prohibits unauthorized dumping of refuse in navigable waters
unauthorized obstruction of navigable waters
construction of structures in navigable waters without permit
gptkbp:publicLawNumber gptkb:Ch._425,_30_Stat._1121
gptkbp:purpose protect water quality
prevent obstruction of navigable waters
regulate navigable waters
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Clean_Water_Act
United States environmental law
gptkbp:section Section 10
Section 13
Section 9
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Rivers_and_Harbors_Appropriation_Act_of_1899
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rivers_and_Harbors_Act_Section_10
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5