Footnotes

1100 E.g., United States v. 13.20 Acres of Land in Lincoln Cty., 629 F. Supp. 242, 243-47 (E.D. Wash. 1986). Similarly, application of the scope of the project rule is also distinct from application of the navigational servitude, regardless of whether § 595a applies. See United States v. Birnbach, 400 F.2d 378 (8th Cir. 1968).1101 33 U.S.C. § 595a; see Section 4.6 (Partial Acquisitions); see also Palm Beach Isles Assocs. v. United States, 42 Fed. Cl. 340, 352 (Fed. Cl. 1998) (noting provision “does not abrogate the navigational servitude generally, . . . nor provide compensation for loss or reduction of access to navigable waters”), vacated on other grounds, 208 F.3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2000).

1089 33 U.S.C. § 595a; United States v. 13.20 Acres of Land in Lincoln Cty., 629 F. Supp. 242, 247 (E.D. Wash. 1986); see United States v. 30.54 Acres of Land in Greene Cty. (Filiaggi), 90 F.3d 790, 795-96 (3d Cir. 1996); see also Weatherford, 606 F.2d 851 (no compensation for loss of irrigation rights for remainder property).

1083 United States v. Commodore Park, Inc., 324 U.S. 386, 390-91 (1945); Scranton v. Wheeler, 179 U.S. 141, 152-53 (1900); Gibson v. United States, 166U.S. 269, 275-76 (1897); see South Carolina v. Georgia, 93 U.S. 4, 10-11 (1876) (no compensation for diverting channel).

1102 United States v. 13.20 Acres in Lincoln Cty., 629 F. Supp. 242, 247 (E.D. Wash. 1986); see also Good v. United States, 39 Fed. Cl. 81, 97 (1997), aff’d,189 F.3d 1355 (Fed. Cir. 1999).

1084 Weatherford v. United States, 606 F.2d 851, 853 (9th Cir. 1979) (Kennedy, Circuit J.); United States v. Birnbach, 400 F.2d 378, 381-82 (8th Cir. 1968) (before Blackmun, Circuit J.).1085 Commodore Park, 324 U.S. at 391 (“no private riparian rights of access to the waters to do such things as ‘fishing and boating and the like’”); Birnbach, 400 F.2d at 382 (“boating, fishing and hunting”); see also Lewis Blue Point Oyster Cultivation Co. v. Briggs, 229 U.S. 82, 88 (1913) (no compensation for right to use bed for oyster cultivation); but see 28 U.S.C. § 1497 (permitting oyster growers to seek damages for destruction of oyster beds cultivated on private lands).

1101 33 U.S.C. § 595a; see Section 4.6 (Partial Acquisitions); see also Palm Beach Isles Assocs. v. United States, 42 Fed. Cl. 340, 352 (Fed. Cl. 1998) (noting provision “does not abrogate the navigational servitude generally, . . . nor provide compensation for loss or reduction of access to navigable waters”), vacated on other grounds, 208 F.3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2000).1102 United States v. 13.20 Acres in Lincoln Cty., 629 F. Supp. 242, 247 (E.D. Wash. 1986); see also Good v. United States, 39 Fed. Cl. 81, 97 (1997), aff’d,

1099 See, e.g., Lambert Gravel Co. v. J.A. Jones Constr. Co., 835 F.2d 1105, 1111 (5th Cir. 1988); see also Avoca Island, 616 F.2d at 764-69 (noting government’s original legal description of property relied on disputed ordinary high-water mark, but after amendment to “describe the above water ridges in courses and distances, there was little question about the accuracy of the description”).1100 E.g., United States v. 13.20 Acres of Land in Lincoln Cty., 629 F. Supp. 242, 243-47 (E.D. Wash. 1986). Similarly, application of the scope of the project rule is also distinct from application of the navigational servitude, regardless of whether § 595a applies. See United States v. Birnbach, 400 F.2d 378 (8th Cir. 1968).

1096 33 U.S.C. § 595a; Filiaggi, 90 F.3d at 795-96; see United States v. 101.88 Acres of Land in St. Mary Par. (Avoca Island), 616 F.2d 762, 768 (5th Cir. 1980) (noting government may use submerged lands subject to navigational servitude “for any purpose in aid of navigation without compensating the owner”).

1097 Greenleaf-Johnson Lumber Co. v. Garrison, 237 U.S. 251 (1915) (wharf); Lewis Blue Point Oyster Cultivation Co. v. Briggs, 229 U.S. 82 (1913) (oyster cultivation); W. Chi. St. R.R. v. Ill. ex rel. Chi., 201 U.S. 506 (1906) (tunnel); Alameda Gateway, Ltd. v. United States, 45 Fed. Cl. 757, 764 (1999) (pier).1098 E.g., United States v. 49.79 Acres of Land in New Castle Cty. (Cherry Island), 582 F. Supp. 368, 374 (D. Del. 1983); United States v. 102.871 Acres of Land in Cameron Par. (La. Jetty), No. 2:13 CV 2508, 2015 WL 5794073, *7-*8 (W.D. La. Oct. 2, 2015) (holding servitude applied to spoil island created by dredge cast into navigable waters). Lands created by private dredging activity may require…

1085 Commodore Park, 324 U.S. at 391 (“no private riparian rights of access to the waters to do such things as ‘fishing and boating and the like’”); Birnbach, 400 F.2d at 382 (“boating, fishing and hunting”); see also Lewis Blue Point Oyster Cultivation Co. v. Briggs, 229 U.S. 82, 88 (1913) (no compensation for right to use bed for oyster cultivation); but see 28 U.S.C. § 1497 (permitting oyster growers to seek damages for destruction of oyster beds cultivated on private lands).