33 U.S.C. § 454 : US Code - Section 454: Consent of Congress to obstruction of waters by New York City

Search 33 U.S.C. § 454 : US Code - Section 454: Consent of Congress to obstruction of waters by New York City

The consent of Congress is given to the city of New York, in the
State of New York, to obstruct navigation of any river or other
waterway which does not form a connecting link between other
navigable waters of the United States, and lying wholly within the
limits of said city, by closing all or any portion of the same or
by building structures in or over the same when the said city shall
be lawfully authorized to do so by the State of New York: Provided,
however, That any such obstruction shall be unlawful unless the
location and plans for the proposed work or works before the
commencement thereof shall have been filed with and approved by the
Secretary of the Army and Chief of Engineers; and when the plans
for any such obstruction have been approved by the Chief of
Engineers and by the Secretary of the Army it shall not be lawful
to deviate from such plans either before or after the completion of
such obstruction, unless the modification of such plans has
previously been submitted to and received the approval of the Chief
of Engineers and the Secretary of the Army: And provided further,
That the city of New York shall be liable for any damage that may
be inflicted upon private property by reason of any of the
provisions of this section.
The right to alter, amend, or repeal this section is expressly
reserved, and the United States shall incur no liability for the
alteration, amendment, or repeal thereof to the city of New York,
or to the owner or owners, or any other persons interested in any
obstruction which shall have been constructed under its provisions.