Territorial jurisdiction over hydraulic mining; hydraulic mining injurious to navigation prohibited
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/us/usc/t33/s663
Title
33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter
CH14
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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The jurisdiction of said commission, in so far as the same affects mining carried on by the hydraulic process, shall extend to all such mining in the territory drained by the Sacramento and San Joaquin River systems in the State of California. Hydraulic mining, as defined in section 668 of this title, directly or indirectly injuring the navigability of said river systems, carried on in said territory other than as permitted under the provisions of this chapter is prohibited and declared unlawful.
(Mar. 1, 1893, ch. 183, § 3, 27 Stat. 507.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Transfer of Functions
California Debris Commission abolished and functions transferred to Secretary of the Army by Pub. L. 99–662, title XI, § 1106, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4229, set out as a note under section 661 of this title.
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