2017 US Code
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 13 - Mississippi River Commission
Sec. 653a - Extension of jurisdiction of Mississippi River Commission

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Citation 33 U.S.C. § 653a (2017)
Section Name §653a. Extension of jurisdiction of Mississippi River Commission
Section Text

The jurisdiction of the Mississippi River Commission, established by section 641 of this title, is extended to include—

(1) all of the area between the eastern side of the Bayou Lafourche Ridge from Donaldsonville, Louisiana, to the Gulf of Mexico and the west guide levee of the Mississippi River from Donaldsonville, Louisiana, to the Gulf of Mexico;

(2) Alexander County, Illinois; and

(3) the area in the State of Illinois from the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers northward to the vicinity of Mississippi River mile 39.5, including the Len Small Drainage and Levee District, insofar as such area is affected by the flood waters of the Mississippi River.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 104–303, title V, §517, Oct. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 3764.)

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. 653a - Extension of jurisdiction of Mississippi River Commission
Contains section 653a
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 110 Stat. 3764
Public Law References Public Law 104-303
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