§ 702. — Mississippi River.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC702]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 15--FLOOD CONTROL
Sec. 702. Mississippi River
Authorization of flood-control work--For controlling the floods of
the Mississippi River and continuing its improvement from the Head of
the Passes to the mouth of the Ohio River the Secretary of the Army is
empowered, authorized, and directed to carry on continuously, by hired
labor or otherwise, the plans of the Mississippi River Commission, prior
to March 3, 1923, or thereafter adopted, to be paid for as
appropriations may from time to time be made by law.
Allotments for improvement of watercourses connected with
Mississippi River--The watercourses connected with the Mississippi River
to such extent as may be necessary to exclude the flood waters from the
upper limits of any delta basin, together with the Ohio River from its
mouth to the mouth of the Cache River, may, in the discretion of said
commission, receive allotments for improvements under way March 1, 1917,
or thereafter to be undertaken.
Maintenance of levees constructed for flood control--Upon the
completion of any levee constructed for flood control under authority of
this section, said levee shall be turned over to the levee district
protected thereby for maintenance thereafter; but for all other purposes
the United States shall retain such control over the same as it may have
the right to exercise upon such completion.
(Mar. 1, 1917, ch. 144, Sec. 1, 39 Stat. 948; Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 277, 42
Stat. 1505; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, Sec. 205(a), 61 Stat.
501.)
Codification
Last clause of first paragraph was originally limited to
appropriations made for a period of six years beginning July 1, 1924.
The portion of the first paragraph providing ``and a sum not to
exceed $10,000,000 annually is hereby authorized to be appropriated for
that purpose, for a period of six years beginning July 1, 1924''
together with the fourth paragraph, relating to expenditures for
improvements between Head of Passes and Rock Island, were from act Mar.
4, 1923, which superseded provisions on the same subjects contained in
act Mar. 1, 1917, from which the rest of the section was derived, and
were omitted as executed.
Sections 2 and 3 of act Mar. 1, 1917, are classified to sections 703
and 701, respectively, of this title, and section 4 of act Mar. 1, 1917,
amended section 643 of this title.
Change of Name
Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of
Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of
act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of
act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch.
1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted ``Title 10,
Armed Forces'' which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued Department of
the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.
