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type: "LegalText"
title: "33 U.S.C. § 535c"
description: "Approval of Secretary; commencement and completion requirements; extension of time limits"
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title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
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chapter_name: "BRIDGES OVER NAVIGABLE WATERS"
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# 33 U.S.C. § 535c - Approval of Secretary; commencement and completion requirements; extension of time limits
## Text
The approval of the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, as required by section 491 of this title, shall be given only subsequent to the Presidents approval, as provided for in section 535b of this title, 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 Secretarys approval: Provided, however, That the Secretary, for good cause shown, may extend for a reasonable time either or both of the time limits herein provided.
(Pub. L. 92434, § 5, Sept. 26, 1972, 86 Stat. 732; Pub. L. 114120, title III, § 306(b)(6)(A), Feb. 8, 2016, 130 Stat. 56.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments2016—Pub. L. 114120 substituted “Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating” for “Secretary of Transportation”.