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33 U.S.C. § 4 — Water gauges on Mississippi River and tributaries

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The Secretary of the Army must set up water gauges and take daily readings of the Mississippi River and its tributaries rising and falling. The Secretary of the Treasury must provide the money for this, up to $9,600 a year.

The Secretary of the Army is directed to have water gauges set up, and to have daily observations made, of how the Mississippi River and its tributaries rise and fall. To keep this gauging work running without interruption, the Chief of Engineers can ask the Secretary of the Army to draw funds from the Secretary of the Treasury for the work — up to a total of $9,600 each year.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

The Secretary of the Army is authorized and directed to have water gauges established, and daily observations made of the rise and fall of the Mississippi River and its tributaries.

For the purpose of securing the uninterrupted gauging of the waters of the Mississippi River and its tributaries, as provided for in this section, upon the application of the Chief of Engineers, the Secretary of the Army is authorized to draw his warrant or requisition, from time to time, upon the Secretary of the Treasury for such sums as may be necessary to do such work, not to exceed in the aggregate for each year the sum of $9,600.

Source credit: (R.S. § 5252; Aug. 11, 1888, ch. 860, § 6, 25 Stat. 424; June 13, 1902, ch. 1079, § 9, 32 Stat. 374; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501; Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1076, § 1(15), 68 Stat. 967.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1888Enacted · Act of Aug. 11, 1888, ch. 860 · 25 Stat. 424
  • 1902Amended · Act of June 13, 1902, ch. 1079 · 32 Stat. 374
  • 1947Amended · Act of July 26, 1947, ch. 343 · 61 Stat. 501
  • 1954Amended · Act of Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1076 · 68 Stat. 967

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