33 U.S.C. § 651
Tributaries of Mississippi River below Cairo; levee and bank protection
United States · Title 33 — NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS · Status: effective
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- 33 U.S.C. § 651, Tributaries of Mississippi River below Cairo; levee and bank protection, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/468568
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The jurisdiction of the Mississippi River Commission is extended, for the purposes of levee protection and bank protection, to the tributaries and outlets of the Mississippi River between Cairo, Illinois, and the Head of the Passes, in so far as these tributaries and outlets are affected by the flood waters of the Mississippi River.
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