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United States federal law
River and Harbors Act of 1915
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The
River and Harbors Act of 1915
is an American law passed by the
United States Congress
in 1915.
[1]
It provided federal funds for
anchorage grounds
to be built in various rivers and harbors around the country. Many projects were in
Maine
,
Connecticut
,
New Jersey
, and
Maryland
.
[2]
The law was one of a series of
River and Harbors Acts
passed regularly by Congress between 1824 and 1970.
Several sections of the 1915 Act have not been superseded and are still in effect under
U.S. Code
Title 33
, covering navigable waters. These include a provision allowing the
Army Corps of Engineers
to receive private donations towards river and harbor improvement projects, a section covering the definition of
channel
depths and dimensions, and Congress' permission for the elimination of Swan Creek in
Toledo
,
Ohio
, although this has not been carried out as of 2019.
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