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33 U.S.C. 581: Hiring special means of transportationText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 33-NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERSCHAPTER 12-RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY

§581. Hiring special means of transportation

In their execution and inspection of river and harbor improvement work, at points beyond easy reach of ordinary regular transportation lines, Engineer officers are authorized to hire and use such transportation as they may consider desirable and advantageous to the progress of work.

( July 25, 1912, ch. 253, § 9 , 37 Stat. 233 .)

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Codification

Section is from act July 25, 1912, popularly known as the “Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1912”.