§ 420. — Piers and cribs on Mississippi and St. Croix Rivers.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC420]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 9--PROTECTION OF NAVIGABLE WATERS AND OF HARBOR AND RIVER
IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY
SUBCHAPTER I--IN GENERAL
Sec. 420. Piers and cribs on Mississippi and St. Croix Rivers
The owners of sawmills on the Mississippi River and the Saint Croix
River in the States of Wisconsin and Minnesota are authorized and
empowered under the direction of the Secretary of the Army, to construct
piers or cribs in front of their mill property on the banks of the
river, for the protection of their mills and rafts against damage by
floods and ice: Provided, however, That the piers or cribs so
constructed shall not interfere with or obstruct the navigation of the
river. And in case any pier or crib constructed under authority of this
section shall at any time, and for any cause, be found to obstruct the
navigation of the river, the Government expressly reserves the right to
remove or direct the removal of it, at the cost and expense of the
owners thereof.
(R.S. Sec. 5254; May 1, 1882, ch. 112, 22 Stat. 52; July 26, 1947, ch.
343, title II, Sec. 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)
Codification
R.S. Sec. 5254 derived from act Mar. 3, 1873, ch. 278, 17 Stat. 606.
Amendments
1882--Act May 1, 1882, inserted reference to Saint Croix River in
the States of Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Change of Name
Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of
Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of
act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of
act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch.
1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted ``Title 10,
Armed Forces'' which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued Department of
the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.
Transfer of Functions
Functions, powers, and duties of Secretary of the Army and other
offices and officers of Department of the Army under section 401 of this
title to extent that they relate generally to location and clearances of
bridges and causeways in navigable waters of United States transferred
to and vested in Secretary of Transportation by Pub. L. 89-670,
Sec. 6(g)(6)(A), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 941, which created Department
of Transportation. Pub. L. 97-449 amended section 401 of this title to
reflect transfer made by section 6(g)(6)(A) of Pub. L. 89-670, and
repealed section 6(g)(6)(A).
