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navigable waters of the United States, and lying 

 wholly within the limits of said city, by closing all or 

 any portion of the same or by building structures In 

 or over the same when the said city shall be lawfully 

 authorized to do so by the State of New York: Pro- 

 vided, however, That any such obstruction shall be 

 unlawful unless the location and plans for the pro- 

 posed work or works before the commencement 

 thereof shall have been filed with and approved by 

 the Secretary of the Army and Chief of Engineers; 

 and when the plans for any such obstruction have 

 been approved by the Chief of Engineers and by the 

 Secretary of the Army it shall not be lawful to 

 deviate from such plans either before or after the 

 completion of such obstruction, unless the modifica- 

 tion of such plans has previously been submitted 

 to and received the approval of the Chief of Engi- 

 neers and the Secretary of the Army : And provided 

 further. That the city of New York shall be liable for 

 any damage that may be inflicted upon private 

 property by reason of any of the provisions of this 

 section. 



The right to alter, amend, or repeal this section is 

 expressly reserved, and the United States shall incur 

 no liability for the alteration, amendment, or repeal 

 thereof to the city of New York, or to the owner or 

 owners, or any other persons interested in any ob- 

 struction which shall have been constructed under 

 ■its provisions. (June 25, 1910. ch. 436. §§ 1, 2. 36 

 Stat. 866. 867.) 



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§466g-l. Controversies involving construction or ap- 

 plication of interstate compacts and pollution of 

 waters, 

 (a) Jurisdiction of actions by States. 



The United States district courts shall have orig- 

 inal jurisdiction (concurrent with that of the 

 Supreme Court of the United States, and conciu-- 

 rent with that of any other court of the United 

 States or of any State of the United States in matters 

 in which the Supreme Court, or any other court, has 

 original jurisdiction) of any case or controversy- 

 CD which involves the construction or applica- 

 tion of an interstate compact which (A) in whole 

 or in part relates to the pollution of the waters 

 of an interstate river system or any portion there- 

 of, and (B) expresses the consent of the States 



signatory to said compact to be sued in a district 

 court in any case or controver'^y involving the ap- 

 plication or construction thereof; and 



(2) which involves pollution of the waters of 

 such river system, or any portion thereof, alleged 

 to be in violation of the provisions of said com- 

 pact; and 



(3) in which one or more of the States signatory 

 to said compact is a plaintiff or plaintiffs; and 



(4) which is within the judicial power of the 

 United States as set forth in the Constitution of 

 the United States. 



(b) Amount in controversy; residence, situs or citi- 

 zenship; nature, character, or legal status of 

 parties. 



The district courts shall have original jurisdiction 

 of a case or controversy such as is referred to in sub- 

 section (a) of this section, without any requirement, 

 limitation, or regard as to the sum or value of the- 

 matter in controversy, or of the place of residence or 

 situs or citizenship, or of the nature, character, or 

 legal status, of any of the proper parties plaintiff 

 or defendant in said case or controversy other than 

 the signatory State or States plaintiff or plaintiffs 

 referred to in paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of 

 this section: Provided. That nothing in this section 

 shall be construed as authorizing a State to sue its 

 own citizens in said courts. 



(c) Suits between States signatory to interstate com- 

 pact. 



The original jurisdiction conferred upon the dis- 

 trict courts by this section shall include, but not be 

 limited to, suits between States signatory to such 

 interstate compact: Provided, That nothing in this 

 section shall be construed as authorizing a State to 

 sue another State which is not a signatory to such 

 compact in said courts. 



(d) Venue. 



The venue of such case or controversy shall be as 

 prescribed by law : Provided, That in addition there- 

 to, such case or controversy may be brought in in any 

 judicial district in which the acts of pollution com- 

 plained of, or any pxDrtion thereof, occur, regardless 

 of the place or places of residence, or situs, of any 

 of the parties plaintiff or defendant. (Pub. L. 

 87-830, § 1, Oct. 15, 1962, 76 Stat. 957.) 



17. Protection of Navigable Waters— Permit Programs 



Ex. Ord. 11574, 35 F.R. 19627 



(See Ex. Order 11574 under title ni Executive Orders) 



18. Safe Drinking Water 



Pub. L. 93-523 (88 Stat. 1661) 



(See Safe Drinking Water under title xn Water Resources) 



