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PUBLIC LAW 85-802-AUG. 28, 1958

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Public Law 85-802 August 28, 19S8 [H. R. 11697]

Harbors. P r e v e n t i o n of obstructive and injurious d e p o s i t s.

Inspectors.

Bribery.

25 Stat. 210.

AN ACT To amend the Act of June 29, 1888, relating to the prevention of obstructive and injurious deposits in the harbor of New York, to extend the application of that Act to the harbor of Hampton Roads.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act entitled "An Act to prevent obstructive and injurious deposits within the harbor and adjacent waters of New York, by dumping or otherwise, and to punish and prevent such offenses", approved June 29, 1888 (25 Stat. 209; 33 U.S.C. 441-451), as amended, is amended as follows: (1) The first section (33 U.S.C. 441) is amended by striking out "tidal waters of the harbor of New York, or its adjacent or tributary waters, or in those of Long Island Sound,", and inserting in lieu tnereof "waters of any harbor subject to this Act,". (2) Section 2 (33 U.S.C. 442) is amended— (A) by striking out "the harbor of New York, or in its adjacent or tributary waters, or in those of Long Island Sound,", and inserting in lieu thereof "any harbor subject to this Act,"; and (B) by striking out "hereinafter mentioned". (3) The fourth paragraph of section 3 (33 U.S.C. 446) is amended by striking out "The supervisor of the harbor of New York, designated as provided in section 5 of the said Act of June twenty-nine, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, is authorized and directed to appoint inspectors and deputy inspectors, and, for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this Act and of the Act aforesaid,", and inserting in lieu thereof "Each supervisor of a harbor is authorized and directed to appoint inspectors and deputy inspectors, and, for the purposes of enforcing this Act and the Act of August 18, 1894, entitled 'An Act making appropriations for the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes' (28 Stat. 338),". (4) The fifth full paragraph of section 3 (33 U.S.C. 447) (relating to bribery of employees of the supervisor of the harbor) is amended by striking out the supervisor of the harbor" and inserting in lieu thereof "any supervisor of a harbor". (5) Section 4 (33 U.S.C. 449) is amended— (A) by striking out "the harbor of New York, or the waters adjacent or tributary thereto", and inserting in lieu thereof "any harbor subject to this Act"; and (B) by striking out "the waters of the harbor of New York", and inserting in lieu thereof "the waters of that harbor". (6) Section 5 (33 U.S.C. 451) is amended— (A) by inserting after "That an officer of the Corps of Engineers shall" a comma and the following: "for each harbor subject to this Act,"; and (B) by striking out "This officer" and inserting in lieu thereof "Each such officer". (7) Section 6 is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 6. That the following harbors shall be subject to this Act: "(1) The harbor of New York. "(2) The harbor of Hampton Roads. "(3) The harbor of Baltimore." (8) The following new section is added at the end:

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