33 CFR § 66.01-30 - Corps of Engineers' approval.

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title: "33 CFR § 66.01-30 - Corps of Engineers' approval."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "66.01-30"
section_name: "Corps of Engineers' approval."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "AIDS TO NAVIGATION"
part_number: "66"
part_name: "PRIVATE AIDS TO NAVIGATION"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "14 U.S.C. 542, 543, 544; 43 U.S.C. 1333; Pub. L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
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# 66.01-30 Corps of Engineers' approval.

(a) Before any private aid to navigation consisting of a fixed structure is placed in the navigable waters of the United States, authorization to erect such structure shall first be obtained from the District Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in whose district the aid will be located.

(b) The application to establish any private aid to navigation consisting of a fixed structure shall show evidence of the required permit having been issued by the Corps of Engineers.