33 USC § 535c - Approval of Secretary; commencement and completion requirements; extension of time limits

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identifier: "/us/usc/t33/s535c"
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title: "33 USC § 535c - Approval of Secretary; commencement and completion requirements; extension of time limits"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "535c"
section_name: "Approval of Secretary; commencement and completion requirements; extension of time limits"
chapter_number: 11
chapter_name: "BRIDGES OVER NAVIGABLE WATERS"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 92–434, § 5, Sept. 26, 1972, 86 Stat. 732; Pub. L. 114–120, title III, § 306(b)(6)(A), Feb. 8, 2016, 130 Stat. 56.)"
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# § 535c. Approval of Secretary; commencement and completion requirements; extension of time limits

section 491 of this titlesection 535b of this title*Provided, however*

The approval of the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, as required by , shall be given only subsequent to the President’s approval, as provided for in , and shall be null and void unless the construction of the bridge is commenced within two years and completed within five years from the date of the Secretary’s approval: , That the Secretary, for good cause shown, may extend for a reasonable time either or both of the time limits herein provided.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 92–434, § 5, Sept. 26, 1972, 86 Stat. 732; Pub. L. 114–120, title III, § 306(b)(6)(A), Feb. 8, 2016, 130 Stat. 56.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2016— substituted “Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating” for “Secretary of Transportation”.