33 U.S.C. § 496 — Time for commencement and completion of bridge
U.S.C. Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS 33 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER 11 - BRIDGES OVER NAVIGABLE WATERS SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 496 - Time for commencement and completion of bridge From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov
§496. Time for commencement and completion of bridge
Whenever Congress shall after March 23, 1906, by law authorize the construction of any bridge over or across any of the navigable waters of the United States, and no time for the commencement and completion of such bridge is named in said Act, the authority thereby granted shall cease and be null and void unless the actual construction of the bridge authorized in such Act be commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date of the passage of such Act.
(Mar. 23, 1906, ch. 1130, §6, 34 Stat. 86.)