The project herein authorized shall be prosecuted by the Mississippi River Commission under the direction of the Secretary of the Army and supervision of the Chief of Engineers and subject to the provisions of sections 702a, 702b to 702d, 702e to 702g, 702h, 702i, 702j, 702k, 702, 702m, and 704 of this title. It shall perform such functions and through such agencies as they shall designate after consultation and discussion with the president of the commission. For all other purposes the existing laws governing the constitution and activities of the commission shall remain unchanged. The commission shall make inspection trips of such frequency and duration as will enable it to acquire first-hand information as to conditions and problems germane to the matter of flood control within the area of its jurisdiction; and on such trips of inspection ample opportunity for hearings and suggestions shall be afforded persons affected by or interested in such problems. The president of the commission shall be the executive officer thereof and shall have the qualifications prescribed by law on , for the Assistant Chief of Engineers, shall have the title brigadier general, Corps of Engineers, and shall have the rank, pay, and allowances of a brigadier general while actually assigned to such duty: , That the incumbent of the office on , may be appointed a brigadier general of the Army, retired, and shall be eligible for the position of president of the commission if recalled to active service by the President under the provisions of existing law.The official salary of any officer of the United States Army or other branch of the Government appointed or employed under sections 702a, 702b to 702d, 702e to 702g, 702h, 702i, 702j, 702k, 702, 702m, and 704 of this title shall be deducted from the amount of salary or compensation provided by, or which shall be fixed under, the terms of such sections.
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Title 33— NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
§ 701. Flood control generally
§ 701–1. Declaration of policy of 1944 act
§ 701a. Declaration of policy of 1936 act
§ 701a–1. “Flood control” defined; jurisdiction of Federal investigations
§ 701b. Supervision of Secretary of the Army; reclamation projects unaffected
§ 701b–1. Transfer of jurisdiction in certain cases to Department of Agriculture
§ 701b–2. Cooperation by Secretaries of the Army and Agriculture; expenditures
§ 701b–3. Examinations and surveys; availability of appropriations
§ 701b–4. Administration of surveys; number authorized; reports
§ 701b–6. Examinations and surveys by Secretary of Agriculture
§ 701b–8. Submission of report by Chief of Engineers
§ 701b–8a. Discontinuance of preliminary examination reports
§ 701b–11. Flood protection projects
§ 701b–12. Floodplain management requirements
§ 701b–14. Structural integrity evaluations
§ 701b–15. Non-Federal plans to provide additional flood risk reduction
§ 701b–16. Management of flood risk reduction projects
§ 701b–17. Corps of Engineers Western Water Cooperative Committee
§ 701c–2. Acquisition and sale of land
§ 701c–3. Lease receipts; payment of portion to States
§ 701d. Compacts between States; consent of Congress
§ 701e. Effect of act , on provisions for Mississippi River and other projects
§ 701f. Authorization of appropriations
§ 701f–1. Additional authorization
§ 701f–3. Expenditure in watersheds of funds appropriated for flood prevention purposes
§ 701g. Removal of obstructions; clearing channels
§ 701h. Contributions by States, political subdivisions, and other non-Federal interests
§ 701h–2. No adverse effect on processes
§ 701h–3. State contribution of funds for certain operation and maintenance costs
§ 701h–4. Acceptance of funds for harbor dredging
§ 701i. Elimination from protection of areas subject to evacuation
§ 701j. Installation in dams of facilities for future development of hydroelectric power
§ 701k. Crediting reimbursements for lost, stolen, or damaged property
§§ 701l, 701l–1. Repealed. , , , 656
§ 701m. Insufficient Congressional authorization; preparations for and modification of project
§ 701n. Emergency response to natural disasters
§ 701n–1. Biennial report to Congress
§ 701n–2. Monthly report to Congress
§ 701p. Railroad bridge alterations at Federal expense
§ 701q–1. Repair and restoration of embankments
§ 701r–1. Utilization of public roads
§ 701t. Emergency fund for flood damage; amount; commitments to be fulfilled by local interests
§ 701u. International engineering or scientific conferences; attendance
§ 702a. Adoption of 1927 project; execution; creation of board; scope of authority; appropriation
§ 702a–1. Modification of project of 1927; adoption
§ 702a–1a. Further modification of 1927 project; adoption; appropriation
§ 702a–1b. Further modification; adoption
§ 702a–2. Abandonment of Boeuf Floodway
§ 702a–3. Levees; raising and enlarging
§ 702a–5. Back levee north of Eudora Floodway
§ 702a–6. Drainage necessitated by floodway levees
§ 702a–7. Railroad and highway crossings over floodways
§ 702a–8. Additional roads; construction by United States
§ 702a–11. Morganza Floodway; Eudora Floodway
§ 702a–12. Modified Lower Mississippi River project as of
§ 702b. Local contribution toward cost of flood control work
§ 702d. Flowage rights; condemnation proceedings; benefits to property
§ 702d–1. Bonnet Carre Spillway and Floodway; rights-of-way, etc., over lands
§ 702e. Maps for project; preparation
§ 702f. Expenditures for earlier projects
§ 702g. Appropriation for emergency fund
§ 702g–1. Additional appropriation for emergency fund
§ 702h. Prosecution of project by Mississippi River Commission; president of commission; salaries
§ 702i. Certain sections applicable to property and rights acquired or constructed
§ 702j. Projects relating to tributary streams; report to Congress; appropriation
§ 702k. Surveys below Cape Girardeau, Missouri; resurvey of levee in Tennessee
§ 702k–1. Authorization of appropriation
§ 702l. Repeal of inconsistent laws
§ 702m. Interest of Members of Congress in contracts for acquisition of land
§ 702n. Levee rights-of-way; payment or reimbursement for
§ 702o. Mississippi River and Tributaries Project
§ 703. Sacramento River, California
§ 704. Modification of project
§ 705. Salmon River, Alaska; flood control work authorized
§ 706. Secretary of Commerce; current precipitation information; appropriation
§ 707. Sumner Dam and Lake Sumner; declaration of purpose; report to Congress; appropriation
§ 708. Sale of surplus waters for domestic and industrial uses; disposition of moneys
§ 709. Regulations for use of storage waters; application to Tennessee Valley Authority
§ 709a. Information on floods and flood damage