Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73

§653a Extension of jurisdiction of Mississippi River Commission

Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 13— - MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION › § 653a

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Gives the Mississippi River Commission authority over three specific areas. They are: the land between the east side of Bayou Lafourche Ridge and the Mississippi’s west guide levee from Donaldsonville, Louisiana, to the Gulf of Mexico; Alexander County, Illinois; and the Illinois area from where the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers meet north to about Mississippi River mile 39.5, including the Len Small Drainage and Levee District, but only where those places are affected by Mississippi River floodwaters.

Full Legal Text

Title 33, §653a

Navigation and Navigable Waters — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

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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Citations & Metadata

Citation

33 U.S.C. § 653a

Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73