Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§731 Effect on Other Laws
Title 16 › CHAPTER 8 — UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE AND FISH REFUGE › § 731
Summary
The Mississippi River stays covered by federal laws that protect, preserve, and improve navigable waters. It does not allow interference with the U.S. Army’s work on any current or future river improvement projects.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §731
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as exempting any portion of the Mississippi River from the provisions of Federal laws for the improvement, preservation, and protection of navigable waters, nor as authorizing any interference with the operations of the Department of the Army in carrying out any project now or hereafter adopted for the improvement of said river.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act
July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. section 205(a) of act
July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted “Title 10, Armed Forces” which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued military Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.
Reference
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 731
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102