33 U.S.C. § 643 — Omitted

Page 166 TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS § 643 § 643. Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section, acts June 28, 1879, ch. 43, § 2, 21 Stat. 37; June 25, 1910, ch. 382, § 1, 36 Stat. 658; Mar. 1, 1917, ch. 144, § 4, 39 Stat. 951, related to compensation of commissioners. See section 702h of this title. § 644. Secretary of commission The Secretary of the Army may detail from the Engineer Corps of the Army of the United States an officer to act as secretary of said com- mission. (June 28, 1879, ch. 43, § 6, 21 Stat. 38; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Sec- retary 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 Section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641.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, en- acted ‘‘Title 10, Armed Forces’’ which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued Department of the Army under ad- ministrative supervision of Secretary of the Army. § 645. Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 642 Section, act July 25, 1912, ch. 253, § 1, 37 Stat. 218, re- lated to traveling expenses of civilian members of com- mission and of Assistant Engineer of Board of Engi- neers for Rivers and Harbors. § 646. Headquarters and meetings of commission The headquarters and general offices of said commission shall be located at some city or town on the Mississippi River, to be designated by the Secretary of the Army, and the meetings of the commission except such as are held on Government boats during the time of the semi- annual inspection trips of the commission shall be held at said headquarters and general offices, the times of said meetings to be fixed by the president of the commission, who shall cause due notice of such meetings to be given mem- bers of the commission and the public. (June 28, 1879, ch. 43, § 8, as added Feb. 18, 1901, ch. 377, 31 Stat. 793; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Sec- retary 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 Section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641.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, en- acted ‘‘Title 10, Armed Forces’’ which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued Department of the Army under ad- ministrative supervision of Secretary of the Army. § 647. Mississippi River survey [DETAIL OF ASSISTANTS; VESSELS; INSTRU- MENTS.] It shall be the duty of the Mississippi River Commission to direct and complete such surveys of the Mississippi River, between the Head of the Passes near its mouth to its head- waters as may have been in progress June 28, 1879, and to make such additional surveys, ex- aminations, and investigations, topographical, hydrographical, and hydrometrical, of said river and its tributaries, as may be deemed necessary by said commission to carry out the objects of sections 641 to 644, 646, and 647 of this title. And to enable said commission to complete such sur- veys, examinations, and investigations, the Sec- retary of the Army shall, when requested by said commission, detail from the Engineer Corps of the Army such officers and men as may be nec- essary, and shall place in the charge and for the use of said commission such vessel or vessels and such machinery and instruments as may be under his control and may be deemed necessary. And the Secretary of Commerce shall, when re- quested by said commission in like manner de- tail from the National Ocean Survey such offi- cers and men as may be necessary, and shall place in the charge and for the use of said com- mission such vessel or vessels and such machin- ery and instruments as may be under his control and may be deemed necessary. And the said commission may, with the approval of the Sec- retary of the Army, employ such additional force and assistants, and provide, by purchase or otherwise, such vessels or boats and such instru- ments and means as may be deemed necessary. [PLANS; REPORT.] It shall be the duty of said commission to take into consideration and ma- ture such plan or plans and estimates as will correct, permanently locate, and deepen the channel and protect the banks of the Mississippi River; improve and give safety and ease to the navigation thereof; prevent destructive floods; promote and facilitate commerce, trade, and the postal service; and when so prepared and ma- tured, to submit to the Secretary of the Army a full and detailed report of their proceedings and actions, and of such plans, with estimates of the cost thereof, for the purposes aforesaid, to be by him transmitted to Congress: Provided, That the commission shall report in full upon the prac- ticability, feasibility, and probable cost of the various plans known as the jetty system, the levee system, and the outlet system, as well as upon such others as they deem necessary. [PLANS FOR IMMEDIATE WORKS.] The said com- mission may, prior to the completion of all the surveys and examinations contemplated by sec- tions 641 to 644, 646, and 647 of this title, prepare and submit to the Secretary of the Army, plans, specifications, and estimates of costs for such immediate works as, in the judgment of said commission, may constitute a part of the gen- eral system of works herein contemplated, to be by him transmitted to Congress. (June 28, 1879, ch. 43, §§ 3–5, 21 Stat. 37, 38; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 4, 32 Stat. 826; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Sec- retary 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