2019 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 5A - Protection and Conservation of Wildlife
Subchapter I - Game, Fur-Bearing Animals, and Fish
Sec. 665a - Maintenance of adequate water levels in upper Mississippi River
16 U.S.C. § 665a (2019) |
§665a. Maintenance of adequate water levels in upper Mississippi River |
In the management of existing facilities (including locks, dams, and pools) in the Mississippi River between Rock Island, Illinois, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, administered by the United States Corps of Engineers of the Department of the Army, that Department is directed to give full consideration and recognition to the needs of fish and other wildlife resources and their habitat dependent on such waters, without increasing additional liability to the Government, and, to the maximum extent possible without causing damage to levee and drainage districts, adjacent railroads and highways, farm lands, and dam structures, shall generally operate and maintain pool levels as though navigation was carried on throughout the year. |
(Mar. 10, 1934, ch. 55, §5A, as added June 19, 1948, ch. 528, 62 Stat. 497.) |
United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 16 - CONSERVATION |
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Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 5A - PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE SUBCHAPTER I - GAME, FUR-BEARING ANIMALS, AND FISH Sec. 665a - Maintenance of adequate water levels in upper Mississippi River |
section 665a |
2019 |
January 24, 2020 |
No |
standard |
62 Stat. 497 |