33 USC § 522 - Existing provisions of law

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identifier: "/us/usc/t33/s522"
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title: "33 USC § 522 - Existing provisions of law"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "522"
section_name: "Existing provisions of law"
chapter_number: 11
chapter_name: "BRIDGES OVER NAVIGABLE WATERS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "ALTERATION OF BRIDGES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 21, 1940, ch. 409, § 12, 54 Stat. 501; Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8507(b), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4754; Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, § 11805(a), (c), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4164, 4165.)"
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# § 522. Existing provisions of law

section 494 of this titlesection 502 of this title

The first sentence of , and , shall be inapplicable with respect to any bridge to which the provisions of this subchapter are applicable.

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**Source Credit**: (June 21, 1940, ch. 409, § 12, 54 Stat. 501; Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8507(b), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4754; Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, § 11805(a), (c), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4164, 4165.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2022—, struck out “, except to the extent provided in this section” before period at end.

, reinstated , as it appeared before repeal by , and redesignated it as the sole text of section 12.

2021— repealed this section. Text of subsec. (a) was reinstated by  and redesignated as text of entire section. See above.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2022 Amendment

> “The provision reinstated under subsection (a) [this section] shall be treated as if such section 8507(b) [of
> 
> , which had repealed this section] had never taken effect.”

, , , provided that: