33 USC § 635 - Coast Guard anchorages

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identifier: "/us/usc/t33/s635"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "33 USC § 635 - Coast Guard anchorages"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "635"
section_name: "Coast Guard anchorages"
chapter_number: 12
chapter_name: "RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "PROSECUTION OF WORK GENERALLY"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 116–260, div. AA, title I, § 106, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2623.)"
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# § 635. Coast Guard anchorages

The Secretary may perform dredging at Federal expense within and adjacent to anchorages established by the Coast Guard pursuant to existing authorities.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 116–260, div. AA, title I, § 106, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2623.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### “Secretary” Defined

Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see , set out as a note under .