APPENDIX C. 



LAWS FOR THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE NAVIGABLE 



WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES. 



EXTRACT FROM THE RIVER AND HARBOR ACT APPROVED MARCH 3, 1899. 

 s ^ ts - L -' voL SEC. 9. That it shall not be lawful to construct or commence the con- 



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Construction struction of any bridge, dam, dike, or causeway over or in any port, roadstead, 

 ronnt < of Con^ naven - harbor, canal, navigable river, or other navigable water of the United 



eress necessary States until the consent of Congress to the building of such structures shall 

 have been obtained and until the plans for the same shall have been sub- 

 mitted to and approved by the Chief of Engineers and by the Secretary of 

 be "uik^under War: Provided, That such structures may be built under authority of the leg- 

 Uwi' legisla " islature of a State across rivers and other waterways the navigable portions 

 of which lie wholly within the limits of a single State, provided the location 

 be^kppro'vTd an( * P lans thereof are submitted to and approved by the Chief of Engineers 

 struction isbe- ancl ^X tne Secretary of War before construction is commenced: And pro- 

 R 1111 - vided further, That when plans for any bridge or other structure have been 



Approved approved by the Chief of Engineers and by the Secretary of War it shall 



plans must be 



adhered to. not be lawful to deviate from such plans either before or after completion of 



the structure unless the modification of said plans has previously been sub- 

 mitted to and received the approval of the Chief of Engineers and of the Sec- 

 retary of War. 



obstruct") oiTs SEC. 10. That the creation of any obstruction not affirmatively author- 

 ized by Congress, to the navigable capacity of any of the waters of the United 

 States is hereby prohibited ; and it shall not be lawful to build or commence 



of wharves^e'tc! the building of any wharf, pier, dolphin, boom, weir, breakwater, bulkhead, 

 jetty, or other structures in any port, roadstead, haven, harbor, canal, navi- 

 gable river, or other water of the United States, outside established harbor 

 lines, or where no harbor lines have been established, except on plans recom- 

 mended by the Chief of Engineers and authorized by the Secretary of War; 



Alteration, and it shall not be lawful to excavate or fill, or in any manner to alter or m< >d- 

 etc., of chan- ... 



nels. ify the course, location, condition, or capacity of, any port, roadstead, haven, 



harbor, canal, lake, harbor of refuge, or inclosure within the limits of any 



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