33 U.S.C. § 641
Creation of Mississippi River Commission
A commission is created to be called “The Mississippi River Commission”, to consist of seven members.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1929–2025 · leading case: Kincaid v. United States, 35 F.2d 235 (W.D. La. 1929).
Kincaid v. United States, 35 F.2d 235 (W.D. La. 1929). “37, 33 USCA § 641 et seq.), the Mississippi River Commission was created and empowered to direct and complete such surveys of the Mississippi between the head of the Passes near its mouth to its headwaters, as were then in progress, and to make such additional “surveys,…”
Harrison Cnty., Mississippi v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (S.D. Miss. 2021). “33 U.S.C. § 641 . The MRC consists of seven commissioners appointed by the President of the United States.”
Emmerich Newspapers, Inc. v. Mississippi River Comm'n (S.D. Miss. 2025). “FACTUAL BACKGROUND With its enactment of 33 U.S.C. § 641 in 1879, Congress created Defendant Mississippi River Commission (“MRC”) to, among other things, conduct surveys and develop “plans to protect the banks of the river, improve navigation of the river, and prevent flooding.”
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