Public Law No. 409, 74th Congress (H.R. 6732), approved August 30, 1935. "An Act 

 Authorizing tlie construction, repair, and preservation of certain pubhc works on rivers and 

 harbors, and for other purposes." 



Sec. 5. Every report submitted to Congress in pursuance of any provision of law for 

 preliminary examination and survey looking to the improvement of the entrance at the 

 mouth of any river or at any inlet, in addition to other information which the Congress 

 has directed shall be given, shall contain information concerning the configuration of the 

 shore hne and the probable effect thereon that may be expected to result from the 

 improvement having particular reference to erosion and/ or accretion for a distance of not 

 less than ten miles on either side of the said entrance. 



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