33 U.S.C. § 605a
Mississippi River forecasting improvements
United States · Title 33 — NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS · Status: effective
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- 33 U.S.C. § 605a, Mississippi River forecasting improvements, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/468533
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The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, the Director of the United States Geological Survey, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Director of the National Weather Service, as applicable, shall improve forecasting on the Mississippi River by—
updating forecasting technology deployed on the Mississippi River and its tributaries through—
In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall prioritize the sections of the Mississippi River on which additional and more reliable information would have the greatest impact on maintaining navigation on the Mississippi River.
Not later than 1 year after June 10, 2014, the Secretary shall submit to Congress and make publicly available a report on the activities carried out by the Secretary under this section.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014