33 U.S.C. § 59c-1 : US Code - Section 59C-1: East and Hudson Rivers, New York

Search 33 U.S.C. § 59c-1 : US Code - Section 59C-1: East and Hudson Rivers, New York

Those portions of the East and Hudson Rivers in New York County,
State of New York, lying shoreward of a line within the United
States Pierhead Line as it exists on August 13, 1968, and bounded
on the north by the north side of Spring Street extended westerly
and the south side of Robert F. Wagner, Senior Place extended
eastwardly, are hereby declared to be nonnavigable waters of the
United States within the meaning of the laws of the United States.
This declaration shall apply only to portions of the above-
described area which are bulkheaded and filled. Plans for
bulkheading and filling shall be approved by the Secretary of the
Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, on the basis of
engineering studies to determine the location and structural
stability of the bulkheading and filling in order to preserve and
maintain the remaining navigable waterway. Local interests shall
reimburse the Federal Government for any engineering costs incurred
under this section.