Bridge Permits
[Pub. L. 112–213, title VII, § 712(a)], Dec. 20, 2012, [126 Stat. 1582], provided that:“(a)In General.—For the purposes of reviewing a permit application pursuant to [section 9 of the Act of March 3, 1899], popularly known as the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899 ([33 U.S.C. 401]), the Act of March 23, 1906, popularly known as the Bridge Act of 1906 ([33 U.S.C. 491] et seq.), the Act of June 21, 1940, popularly known as the Truman-Hobbs Act ([33 U.S.C. 511] et seq.), or the General Bridge Act of 1946 ([33 U.S.C. 525] et seq.), the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may—“(1) accept voluntary services from one or more owners of a bridge; and
“(2) accept and credit to Coast Guard operating expenses any amounts received from one or more owners of a bridge.”
