33 U.S.C. § 59h : US Code - Section 59H: Northern Embarcadero area, San Francisco, California

Search 33 U.S.C. § 59h : US Code - Section 59H: Northern Embarcadero area, San Francisco, California

That portion of the Northern Embarcadero area, beginning at the
intersection of the northwesterly line of Bryant Street with the
southwesterly line of Spear Street, which intersection lies on the
line of jurisdiction of the San Francisco Port Authority; following
thence westerly and northerly along said line of jurisdiction as
described in the State of California Harbor and Navigation Code
Section 1770, as amended in 1961, to its intersection with the
easterly line of Van Ness Avenue produced northerly; thence
northerly along said easterly line of Van Ness Avenue produced to
its intersection with the United States Government pier-head line;
thence following said pier-head line easterly and southerly to its
intersection with the northwesterly line of Bryant Street produced
northeasterly; thence southwesterly along said northwesterly line
of Bryant Street produced to the point of beginning, is hereby
declared to be nonnavigable waters within the meaning of the laws
of the United States, and the consent of Congress is hereby given
for the filling in of all or any part of the described area. This
declaration shall apply only to portions of the above-described
area which are bulkheaded and filled or are occupied by permanent
pile-supported structures. Plans for bulkheading and filling and
permanent pile-supported structures 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 and permanent
pile-supported structures 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.