---
kind: "unit"
title: "33"
title_heading: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
key: "ch12/schIII"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter III"
heading: "Acquisition of Land and Materials"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/33/ch12-schIII"
sections_count: 12
---

# Subchapter III — Acquisition of Land and Materials

Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters › Chapter 12 — River and Harbor Improvements Generally

## Sections

- [§591. Condemnation, purchase, and donation of land and materials](/usc/33/591.md)
- [§592. Condemnation of land in aid of person, com­pany, corporation, municipal or private](/usc/33/592.md)
- [§593. Condemnation of land in aid of State or State agency](/usc/33/593.md)
- [§594. When immediate possession of land may be taken](/usc/33/594.md)
- [§595. Consideration of benefits in assessing compensation](/usc/33/595.md)
- [§595a. Compensation for taking or condemnation of property for public improvements; fair market value; partial taking; effective date](/usc/33/595a.md)
- [§596. Repealed.](/usc/33/596.md)
- [§597. Acquisition of lands for water resource development projects; information as to probable timing for acquisition; public meetings; regulations](/usc/33/597.md)
- [§598. Resettlement of displaced families, individuals, and business concerns](/usc/33/598.md)
- [§598a. Property acquisition](/usc/33/598a.md)
- [§598b. Minimum real estate interest](/usc/33/598b.md)
- [§598c. Easements for hurricane and storm damage reduction projects](/usc/33/598c.md)