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单词 Pierhead line
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Pierhead line

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Pierhead line

A pierhead line is, in essence, a legal boundary beyond which artificial structures (such as piers) may not be built into navigable waters. (New Jersey v. Delaware (2008) 552 U.S. 597, 642 [128 S.Ct. 1410, 1438, 170 L.Ed.2d 315, 345].) As part of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, the United States may fix pierhead and bulkhead lines as part of its supreme powers to regulate navigable waters. (33 U.S.C.S. § 400, et. seq.) Many states have also established their own pierhead or bulkhead lines at various locations.,

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