### Question
Can you define what harbor of Hampton Roads means?


### Answer
**Harbor of Hampton Roads** is defined as the following in *33 U.S.C. § 451b*:

> the tidal waters of the harbors of Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton Roads, and their adjacent and tributary waters, so much of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries as lies within the State of Virginia, and so much of the Atlantic Ocean and its tributaries as lies within the jurisdiction of the United States within or to the east of the State of Virginia

#### Citation:
  - *33 U.S.C. § 451b*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 9-PROTECTION OF NAVIGABLE WATERS AND OF HARBOR AND RIVER IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY > SUBCHAPTER III-NEW YORK HARBOR, HARBOR OF HAMPTON ROADS, AND HARBOR OF BALTIMORE**

