33 U.S.C. § 653 : US Code - Section 653: Extension of jurisdiction of Mississippi River Commission

Search 33 U.S.C. § 653 : US Code - Section 653: Extension of jurisdiction of Mississippi River Commission

The jurisdiction of the Mississippi River Commission (established
by the Act of June 29, 1879 (!1) (33 U.S.C. 641)) is extended to
include -
(1) Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana; and
(2) the area bounded by the East Atchafalaya Basin Protection
Levee, the Mississippi River Levee, and Bayou Lafourche and
extending from Morganza, Louisiana, to the Gulf of Mexico,
insofar as such area is affected by the flood waters of the
Mississippi River.