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33 U.S.C. 5: Abolition of tolls on Government canals, canalized rivers, etc.; expense of operation, repairs to and reconstruction of canals, etc.; Panama Canal excepted; levies by non-Federal interest

Created in 2002 by the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-295). Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, Department of Transportation (1).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2003

    • Pub. L. 108–176 added par. (3). (Vision 100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act) Law text · (b)

    2002

    • Pub. L. 107–295 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b). (Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002) Law text

    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.