2016 US Code
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 13 - Mississippi River Commission
Sec. 653 - Extension of jurisdiction of Mississippi River Commission

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Citation 33 U.S.C. § 653 (2016)
Section Name §653. Extension of jurisdiction of Mississippi River Commission
Section Text

The jurisdiction of the Mississippi River Commission (established by the Act of June 29, 1879 1 (33 U.S.C. 641)) is extended to include—

(1) Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana; and

(2) the area bounded by the East Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee, the Mississippi River Levee, and Bayou Lafourche and extending from Morganza, Louisiana, to the Gulf of Mexico, insofar as such area is affected by the flood waters of the Mississippi River.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 102–580, title III, §301, Oct. 31, 1992, 106 Stat. 4838.)

Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT

Act of June 29, 1879 (33 U.S.C. 641), referred to in text, probably means the act of June 28, 1879, ch. 43, 21 Stat. 37, which enacted sections 641 to 644, 646, and 647 of this title.

Footnotes

1 See References in Text note below.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 13 - MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION
Sec. 653 - Extension of jurisdiction of Mississippi River Commission
Contains section 653
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 21 Stat. 37
106 Stat. 4838
Public Law References Public Law 102-580
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