§702k Surveys Below Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Resurvey of Levee in Tennessee

Summary

The Secretary of the Army must have the Mississippi River Commission study the river below Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The Commission will look at places where levees built before May 15, 1928 on one side have caused more flooding on the opposite side. They must see whether new levees can reduce that flooding without narrowing the flood channel too much and whether building them makes economic sense, then report to Congress as soon as possible with recommendations. The Commission must also study whether levees elsewhere cause overflow of lands between the river and nearby hills, estimate landowners’ rights and the land’s value, and report to Congress. The Commission may resurvey the levee proposed on October 26, 1912 from Tiptonville, Tennessee, to the Obion River. If the resurvey finds it feasible and the board in section 702a and the President approve, that levee must be built with funds appropriated after May 15, 1928.