§ 653. — Extension of jurisdiction of Mississippi River Commission.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 33USC653]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 13--MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION
Sec. 653. Extension of jurisdiction of Mississippi River
Commission
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--
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\1\ See References in Text note below.
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(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.
(Pub. L. 102-580, title III, Sec. 301, Oct. 31, 1992, 106 Stat. 4838.)
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.
