Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73not60
§653a Extension of Jurisdiction of Mississippi River Commission
Title 33 › Chapter 13— MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION › § 653a
Summary
Gives the Mississippi River Commission more territory to deal with. It now covers the land between the east side of Bayou Lafourche Ridge and the Mississippi River’s west guide levee from Donaldsonville, Louisiana, to the Gulf of Mexico; Alexander County, Illinois; and the Illinois area from the Mississippi–Ohio meeting point north to about 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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Citation
33 U.S.C. § 653a
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60