33 U.S.C. § 702o
Mississippi River and Tributaries Project
United States · Title 33 — NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS · Status: effective
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- 33 U.S.C. § 702o, Mississippi River and Tributaries Project, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/468694
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After any flood event requiring operation or activation of any floodway or backwater feature within the Mississippi River and Tributaries Project through natural overtopping of a Federal levee or artificial crevassing of a Federal levee to relieve pressure on the levees elsewhere in the system, the Secretary shall expeditiously reset and restore the damaged floodway’s levees.
In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide an opportunity for consultation with affected communities.
The term “Mississippi River and Tributaries Project” means the Mississippi River and Tributaries project authorized by the Act of May 15, 1928 (Chap. 569; 45 Stat. 534).
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.
- America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally