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33 U.S.C. § 653a — Extension of jurisdiction of Mississippi River Commission
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The jurisdiction of the Mississippi River Commission, established by [section 641 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section641&num=0&edition=prelim), 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.
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The jurisdiction of the Mississippi River Commission, established by [section 641 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section641&num=0&edition=prelim), 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.
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A commission is created to be called “The Mississippi River Commission”, to consist of seven members.
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TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
§ 653
1 See References in Text note below.
‘‘(2) make maximum use of data in existence on the
date of enactment of this Act [Aug. 17, 1999] and ongo-
ing programs and efforts of Federal agencies and
States in developing the plan under subsection (a).
‘‘(d) COST SHARING.—
‘‘(1) DEVELOPMENT.—Development of the plan under
subsection (a) shall be at Federal expense.
‘‘(2) FEASIBILITY
STUDIES.—Feasibility studies re-
sulting from development of the plan shall be subject
to cost sharing under section 105 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2215).
‘‘(e) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the first
date on which funds are appropriated to carry out this
section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Environment
and Public Works of the Senate a report that includes
the plan under subsection (a).’’
‘‘SECRETARY’’ DEFINED
Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see sec-
tion 2201 of this title.
§ 653. Extension of jurisdiction of Mississippi
River Commission
The jurisdiction of the Mississippi River Com-
mission (established by the Act of June 29, 1879 1
(33 U.S.C. 641)) is extended to include—
(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 Mex-
ico, insofar as such area is affected by the
flood waters of the Mississippi River.
(Pub. L. 102–580, title III, § 301, Oct. 31, 1992, 106
Stat. 4838.)
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Act of June 29, 1879 (33 U.S.C. 641), referred to in text,
probably means the act of June 28,
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