Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§646 Headquarters and Meetings of Commission
Title 33 › CHAPTER 13 — MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION › § 646
Summary
The commission’s headquarters and main offices must be in a city or town on the Mississippi River chosen by the Secretary of the Army. Meetings must be held at that headquarters except when they take place on government boats during the commission’s semiannual inspection trips. The commission president sets meeting times and must give notice to members and the public.
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Title 33, §646
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The headquarters and general offices of said commission shall be located at some city or town on the Mississippi River, to be designated by the Secretary of the Army, and the meetings of the commission except such as are held on Government boats during the time of the semiannual inspection trips of the commission shall be held at said headquarters and general offices, the times of said meetings to be fixed by the president of the commission, who shall cause due notice of such meetings to be given members of the commission and the public.
Legislative History
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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July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641.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 Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.
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33 U.S.C. § 646
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102