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§ 451. Supervisor of harbor; appointment and duties

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Release point 119-73 · current through 01/23/2026

§ 451.

Supervisor of harbor; appointment and duties

An officer of the Corps of Engineers shall, for each harbor subject to this subchapter, be designated by the Secretary of the Army as supervisor of the harbor, to act under the direction of the Chief of Engineers in enforcing the provisions of this subchapter, and in detecting offenders against the same. Each such officer shall have personal charge and supervision under the Chief of Engineers, and shall direct the patrol boats and other means to detect and bring to punishment offenders against the provisions of this subchapter.

Source(June 29, 1888, ch. 496, § 5, 25 Stat. 210; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501; June 29, 1949, ch. 278, 63 Stat. 300; July 12, 1952, ch. 707, 66 Stat. 596; Pub. L. 85–802, § 1(6),
Aug. 28, 1958
, 72 Stat. 970.)
Notes

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1958—Pub. L. 85–802 inserted “for each harbor subject to this subchapter,” and substituted “Each such officer” for “This officer”.
1952—Act
July 12, 1952
, transferred enforcement responsibilities of this section from a Naval officer to the Army district engineer at New York.
1949—Act
June 29, 1949
, struck out “shall receive the sea-pay of his grade and” after “this officer”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of act
July 26, 1947
, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act
Aug. 10, 1956
, enacted “Title 10, Armed Forces” which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.

Effective Date of 1958 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 85–802 effective on sixtieth day after
Aug. 28, 1958
, see section 2 of Pub. L. 85–802, set out as a note under section 441 of this title.

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