Us Code § 635 - Coast Guard anchorages

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§ 635. Coast Guard anchorages

The Secretary may perform dredging at Federal expense within and adjacent to anchorages established by the Coast Guard pursuant to existing authorities.

(Pub. L. 116–260, div. AA, title I, §106, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2623.)


Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

"Secretary" Defined

Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 2 of div. AA of Pub. L. 116–260, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.

CHAPTER 13—MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION

Sec.
641.
Creation of Mississippi River Commission.
642.
Appointment of commissioners; vacancies; chairman; tenure of office.
642a.
Rank, pay, and allowances of Corps of Engineers officers serving as President of Mississippi River Commission.
643.
Omitted.
644.
Secretary of commission.
645.
Repealed.
646.
Headquarters and meetings of commission.
647.
Mississippi River survey.
648.
Arkansas River; levee and bank protection.
649.
Vicksburg Harbor and Ohio River below Cache River.
650.
Mississippi River below Rock Island; levee and bank protection.
651.
Tributaries of Mississippi River below Cairo; levee and bank protection.
652.
Upper Mississippi River Management.
653.
Extension of jurisdiction of Mississippi River Commission.
653a.
Extension of jurisdiction of Mississippi River Commission.

        

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