33 U.S.C. § 565 : US Code - Section 565: River and harbor improvement by private or municipal enterprise

Search 33 U.S.C. § 565 : US Code - Section 565: River and harbor improvement by private or municipal enterprise

Any person or persons, corporations, municipal or private, who
desire to improve any navigable river, or any part thereof, at
their or its own expense and risk may do so upon the approval of
the plans and specifications of said proposed improvement by the
Secretary of the Army and Chief of Engineers of the Army. The plan
of said improvement must conform with the general plan of the
Government improvements, must not impede navigation, and no toll
shall be imposed on account thereof, and said improvement shall at
all times be under the control and supervision of the Secretary of
the Army and Chief of Engineers.