33 U.S.C. § 653 — Extension of jurisdiction of Mississippi River Commission

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This section expands the Mississippi River Commission’s jurisdiction. It adds Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, and a specified area extending from Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico when Mississippi River floodwaters affect that area.

(1) The Commission’s jurisdiction includes Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. (2) It also includes the area between the East Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee, the Mississippi River Levee, and Bayou Lafourche, extending from Morganza, Louisiana, to the Gulf of Mexico, to the extent Mississippi River floodwaters affect that area.

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The jurisdiction of the Mississippi River Commission (established by the Act of June 29, 18791 (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.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 102–580, title III, § 301, Oct. 31, 1992, 106 Stat. 4838.)

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1992Enacted · Pub. L. 102-580 · 106 Stat. 4838

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