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Laws & Regulations

USCG Transfer to DHS and Delegation

Preserving Coast Guard Mission Performance
6 U.S.C. 468
Savings Provision
6 U.S.C. 552
Delegation to the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard
Department of Homeland Security Delegation Number: 0170.1
The Bridge Program is identified in #'s 62, 64-68

Federal Bridge Statutes Governing Bridges

Bridge Act of August 18, 1894
33 U.S.C. 499
Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899
33 U.S.C. 401, 403, 406, 502
Bridge Act of 1906
33 U.S.C. 491, 494, 495
Bridge Act of June 21, 1940 (Truman-Hobbs Act)
33 U.S.C. 511, 513, 514, 516, 517, 519, 521, 522, 523
General Bridge Act of August 2, 1946
33 U.S.C. 525 (except (c)), 528, 530, 533
International Bridge Act of September 26, 1972
33 U.S.C. 535(c), 535(e), 535(h)

Regulations Governing Bridges

33 CFR 114- General
33 CFR 115 - Bridge Location and Clearances, Administrative Procedures
33 CFR 116 - Alteration of Unreasonably Obstructive Bridges
33 CFR 117- Drawbridge Operation Regulations
33 CFR 118- Bridge Lighting and Other Signals
Drawbridges Equipped with Radiotelephones

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