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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 653a. Extension of jurisdiction of Mississippi River Commission
The jurisdiction of the Mississippi River Commission, established
by section 641 of this title, 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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