Rivers and Harbors Acts

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Acts
gptkbp:amendedBy multiple times
gptkbp:appliesTo navigable waters of the United States
gptkbp:category gptkb:Environmental_law_in_the_United_States
Water law in the United States
gptkbp:citation gptkb:33_U.S.C._§_401_et_seq.
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1824
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Justice
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rivers and Harbors Acts
gptkbp:notableFor 1899
1902
1910
1938
Section 10
Section 9
gptkbp:penalty imprisonment
fines
gptkbp:purpose regulate navigation
authorize construction of bridges
authorize construction of dams
authorize construction of other structures
improve waterways
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Federal_Water_Pollution_Control_Act
gptkb:Clean_Water_Act
gptkbp:Section_10 prohibits unauthorized obstruction or alteration of navigable waters
gptkbp:Section_9 prohibits construction of bridges, dams, dikes, or causeways over navigable waters without Congressional approval
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rivers_and_Harbors_Act_of_1946
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7