Extension of jurisdiction of Mississippi River Commission
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Title
33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter
CH13
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
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The jurisdiction of the Mississippi River Commission (established by the Act of June 29, 1879 11 See References in Text note below. (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 Mexico, 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.)
Editorial Notes
References in TextAct 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.
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