Rivers and Harbors Act (United States)

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The Rivers and Harbors Act (United States) is a foundational federal law that regulates the construction, alteration, and obstruction of navigable waters to protect navigation and, in later amendments, aspects of water quality and environmental resources.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
environmental law
administeredBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
surface form: United States Army Corps of Engineers
aimsToProtect water quality in navigable waters
alsoKnownAs Refuse Act
Section 14 (Injury to works or property)
appliesTo navigable waters of the United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateEnacted 1899-03-03
enactedBy United States Congress
enforcedBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
surface form: United States Army Corps of Engineers

United States Department of Justice
focusesOn navigation protection
historicalSignificance oldest major federal environmental law still in effect
influenced Clean Water Act
Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948
surface form: Federal Water Pollution Control Act
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
laterUsedFor water pollution control enforcement
legalBasisFor Corps of Engineers permitting of structures in navigable waters
legalRequirement federal permit for dredging in navigable waters
federal permit for filling in navigable waters
federal permit for structures in navigable waters
penaltyType civil penalties
criminal penalties
primaryPurpose protection of navigation in navigable waters of the United States
prohibits discharge of refuse matter into navigable waters without a permit
injury to harbor and river works built by the United States
obstruction to navigable capacity of waters of the United States without a permit
regulates alteration of navigable waters
construction in navigable waters
construction of dams and dikes in navigable waters
construction of structures in navigable waters
discharge of refuse into navigable waters
excavation and dredging in navigable waters
obstruction of navigable waters
relatedTo Clean Water Act Section 404 permitting program
requiresApprovalFrom United States Congress
surface form: Congress

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
surface form: United States Army Corps of Engineers
section Section 10
Section 13
Section 14
Section 9
shortTitle Rivers and Harbors Act (United States) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899
signedBy William McKinley
subjectMatter harbors
navigable waterways infrastructure
rivers

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Kentucky Lock administeredUnder Rivers and Harbors Act (United States)
Rivers and Harbors Act (United States) shortTitle Rivers and Harbors Act (United States) self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899
this entity surface form: Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899
New Jersey territorial waters legalFramework Rivers and Harbors Act (United States)
this entity surface form: Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899