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33 U.S.C. 415: Summary removal of water craft obstructing navigation; liability of owner, lessee, or operator

Created in 1986 by Public Law 99-662. Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 33 U.S.C. 414.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–303, §218(b)(1), substituted "actual expense, including administrative expenses, of removing" for "expense of removing". (Water Resources Development Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 104–303, §218(b)(4), added subsec. (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c). (Water Resources Development Act of 1996) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 104–303, §218(b)(2), (3), redesignated subsec. (b) as (c) and substituted "actual cost, including administrative costs, of removal" for "cost of removal". (Water Resources Development Act of 1996) Law text · (c)

    1986

    • Pub. L. 99–662 designated existing provision as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.