Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 33 : Section 653a


   
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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