Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§663 Territorial Jurisdiction Over Hydraulic Mining; Hydraulic Mining Injurious to Navigation Prohibited
Title 33 › CHAPTER 14 — CALIFORNIA DEBRIS COMMISSION › § 663
Summary
The commission governs hydraulic mining in land drained by the Sacramento and San Joaquin river systems in California; mining (see section 668) that harms their navigability is illegal unless chapter permits it.
Full Legal Text
Title 33, §663
Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The jurisdiction of said commission, in so far as the same affects mining carried on by the hydraulic process, shall extend to all such mining in the territory drained by the Sacramento and San Joaquin River systems in the State of California. Hydraulic mining, as defined in section 668 of this title, directly or indirectly injuring the navigability of said river systems, carried on in said territory other than as permitted under the provisions of this chapter is prohibited and declared unlawful.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Transfer of Functions
California Debris Commission abolished and functions transferred to Secretary of the Army by Pub. L. 99–662, title XI, § 1106, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4229, set out as a note under section 661 of this title.
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Citation
33 U.S.C. § 663
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102