Federal Waterways Expansion Act. Country/Territory Germany Document type Legislation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 65, 28 December 2016, pp. 3224 and 3225. Subject Water Keyword Inland waters Waterworks Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Act implements the Federal Waterways Act. In particular, the Act lays down provisions relating to the expansion of the federal waterways. The text consists of 6 articles and 1 Annex concerning the urgent need of expansion. Full text German Website www.bgbl.de