2017 US Code
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 13 - Mississippi River Commission
Sec. 651 - Tributaries of Mississippi River below Cairo; levee and bank protection

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Citation 33 U.S.C. § 651 (2017)
Section Name §651. Tributaries of Mississippi River below Cairo; levee and bank protection
Section Text

The jurisdiction of the Mississippi River Commission is extended, for the purposes of levee protection and bank protection, to the tributaries and outlets of the Mississippi River between Cairo, Illinois, and the Head of the Passes, in so far as these tributaries and outlets are affected by the flood waters of the Mississippi River.

Source Credit

(Sept. 22, 1922, ch. 427, §13, 42 Stat. 1047.)

Editorial Notes CODIFICATION

Section is from the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act for the year 1922.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, 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. 651 - Tributaries of Mississippi River below Cairo; levee and bank protection
Contains section 651
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 42 Stat. 1047
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