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33 - 13 MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION (§§ 641 to 653a)
33 -  13 -  1 Creation of Mississippi River Commission

 
33 -  13 -  2 Appointment of commissioners; vacancies; chairman; tenure of office

 
33 -   13 -  3  Rank, pay, and allowances of Corps of Engineers officers serving as President of Mississippi River Commission

 
33 -  13 -  4  Secretary of commission

 
33 -   13 -  5 Headquarters and meetings of commission

 
33 -  13 -  6 Mississippi River survey

 
33 -   13 -  7 Arkansas River; levee and bank protection

 
33 -  13 -  8 Vicksburg Harbor and Ohio River below Cache River

 
33 -   13 -  9 Mississippi River below Rock Island; levee and bank protection

 
33 -  13 -  10 Tributaries of Mississippi River below Cairo; levee and bank protection

 
33 -   13 -  11 Upper Mississippi River Management

 
33 -   13 -  12 Extension of jurisdiction of Mississippi River Commission

 
33 -   13 -  13 Extension of jurisdiction of Mississippi River Commission

 
 
33 - 14  CALIFORNIA DEBRIS COMMISSION (§§ 661 to 687)
33 -  14 -  1  Creation of commission; appointment of members; vacancies; powers generally

 
33 -  14 -  2 Organization; compensation of members; rules and regulations of procedure; traveling expenses

 
33 -   14 -  3 Territorial jurisdiction over hydraulic mining; hydraulic mining injurious to navigation prohibited

 
33 -   14 -  4  General duties as to plans for protection of navigation

 
33 -   14 -  5 Survey for debris reservoirs; study of methods of mines and mining

 
33 -  14 -  6 Noting conditions of navigable channels

 
33 -  14 -  7 Annual reports

 
33 -   14 -  8 “Hydraulic mining” and “mining by hydraulic process” defined

 
33 -   14 -  9 Petition by hydraulic miners

 
33 -  14 -  10 Surrender to United States of right to regulate debris of mine

 
33 -  14 -  11 Petition for common dumping ground, etc.

 
33 -  14 -  12 Notice of petition for dumping grounds, etc.; hearing

 
33 -  14 -  13 Order by commission directing method of mining, etc.; expenses of complying with order; exemption from mining taxes

 
33 -   14 -  14  Plans for and supervision of work required by order; permit to commence mining

 
33 -  14 -  15 Conditions precedent for commencement of mining operations

 
33 -  14 -  16 Allotment of expenses for common dumping grounds; location of impounding works

 
33 -   14 -  17  Limitation as to quantity of debris washed away

 
33 -  14 -  18  Modification and revocation of permit to mine

 
33 -  14 -  19 Violation of permit to mine; penalty

 
33 -  14 -  20 Examination of mines; reports

 
33 -  14 -  21  Malicious injury to works; injury to navigable waters by hydraulic mining; penalty

 
33 -  14 -  22  Tax on operation of hydraulic mines; “debris fund”; advances by mine owners; storage for water and use of outlet facilities

 
33 -   14 -  23 Cooperation by commission with State authorities

 
33 -   14 -  24 Construction by commission of restraining works, etc.; use of debris fund

 
33 -   14 -  25 Construction of restraining works in conjunction with State

 
33 -   14 -  26 Use of State dredge and appliances in river and harbor improvements

 
Repealed. Oct. 21, 1976,
 
33 - 15 FLOOD CONTROL (§§ 701 to 709c)
33 - 15 -  1 Flood control generally

 
33 - 15 -  2 Declaration of policy of 1944 act

 
33 - 15 -  3 Declaration of policy of 1936 act

 
33 - 15 -  4  “Flood control” defined; jurisdiction of Federal investigations

 
33 - 15 -  5 Supervision of Secretary of the Army; reclamation projects unaffected

 
33 - 15 -  6 Transfer of jurisdiction in certain cases to Department of Agriculture

 
33 - 15 -  7 Cooperation by Secretaries of the Army and Agriculture; expenditures

 
33 - 15 -  8 Examinations and surveys; availability of appropriations

 
33 - 15 -  9 Administration of surveys; number authorized; reports

 
33 - 15 -  10 Examinations and surveys by Secretary of Agriculture

 
33 - 15 -  11 Supplemental reports to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and House Public Works Committee

 
33 - 15 -  12 Submission of report by Chief of Engineers

 
33 - 15 -  13  Discontinuance of preliminary examination reports

 
33 - 15 -  14 Availability of appropriations for expenses incident to operation of power boats or vessels; expenses defined; certification of expenditures

 
33 - 15 -  15 Flood protection projects

 
33 - 15 -  16 Floodplain management requirements

 
33 - 15 -  17 Structural integrity evaluations

 
33 - 15 -  18 Non-Federal plans to provide additional flood risk reduction

 
33 - 15 -  19  Management of flood risk reduction projects

 
33 - 15 -  20 Rights-of-way, easements, etc.; acquisition by local authorities; maintenance and operation; protection of United States from liability for damages; requisites to run-off and water-flow retardation and soil erosion prevention assistance

 
33 - 15 -  21 Acquirement of titles for certain projects and to lands, easements, rights-of-way; reimbursement of local agencies

 
33 - 15 -  22 Acquisition and sale of land

 
33 - 15 -  23 Lease receipts; payment of portion to States

 
33 - 15 -  24 Compacts between States; consent of Congress

 
33 - 15 -  25 Effect of act June 22, 1936, on provisions for Mississippi River and other projects

 
33 - 15 -  26 Authorization of appropriations

 
33 - 15 -  27 Additional authorization

 
33 - 15 -  28 Funds for specific and authorized projects merged with and accounted for under regular annual appropriation

 
33 - 15 -  29 Expenditure in watersheds of funds appropriated for flood prevention purposes

 
33 - 15 -  30 Removal of obstructions; clearing channels

 
33 - 15 -  31  Contributions by States, political subdivisions, and other non-Federal interests

 
33 - 15 -  32 Contributions by States and political subdivisions for immediate use on authorized flood-control work; repayment

 
33 - 15 -  33 Elimination from protection of areas subject to evacuation

 
33 - 15 -  34  Installation in dams of facilities for future development of hydroelectric power

 
33 - 15 -  35  Crediting reimbursements for lost, stolen, or damaged property

 
33 - 15 -  36  Insufficient Congressional authorization; preparations for and modification of project

 
33 - 15 -  37  Emergency response to natural disasters

 
33 - 15 -  38 Biennial report to Congress

 
33 - 15 -  39 Railroad bridge alterations at Federal expense

 
33 - 15 -  40 Repair and protection of highways, railroads, and utilities damaged by operation of dams or reservoir

 
33 - 15 -  41 Protection of highways, bridge approaches, public works, and nonprofit public services

 
33 - 15 -  42 Utilization of public roads

 
33 - 15 -  43 Small flood control projects; appropriations; amount limitation for single locality; conditions

 
33 - 15 -  44  Emergency fund for flood damage; amount; commitments to be fulfilled by local interests

 
33 - 15 -  45 International engineering or scientific conferences; attendance

 
33 - 15 -  46 Mississippi River

 
33 - 15 -  47 Adoption of 1927 project; execution; creation of board; scope of authority; appropriation

 
33 - 15 -  48 Modification of project of 1927; adoption

 
33 - 15 -  49 Further modification of 1927 project; adoption; appropriation

 
33 - 15 -  50  Further modification; adoption

 
33 - 15 -  51 Abandonment of Boeuf Floodway

 
33 - 15 -  52 Levees; raising and enlarging

 
33 - 15 -  53 Fuse-plug levees

 
33 - 15 -  54 Back levee north of Eudora Floodway

 
33 - 15 -  55 Drainage necessitated by floodway levees

 
33 - 15 -  56 Railroad and highway crossings over floodways

 
33 - 15 -  57 Additional roads; construction by United States

 
33 - 15 -  58 Lands, easements, and rights-of-way; acquisition by local authorities; reimbursement; protection of United States from liability for damages

 
33 - 15 -  59  Flowage rights and rights-of-way; reimbursement of local authorities; highway crossings; use of properties for national forests or wildlife refuges

 
33 - 15 -  60 Morganza Floodway; Eudora Floodway

 
33 - 15 -  61 Modified Lower Mississippi River project as of August 18, 1941

 
33 - 15 -  62 Local contribution toward cost of flood control work

 
33 - 15 -  63 Expenditures for construction work; conditions precedent; liability for damage from flood waters; condemnation proceedings; floodage rights

 
33 - 15 -  64 Flowage rights; condemnation proceedings; benefits to property

 
33 - 15 -  65  Bonnet Carre Spillway and Floodway; rights-of-way, etc., over lands

 
33 - 15 -  66 Maps for project; preparation

 
33 - 15 -  67 Expenditures for earlier projects

 
33 - 15 -  68 Appropriation for emergency fund

 
33 - 15 -  69 Additional appropriation for emergency fund

 
33 - 15 -  70  Prosecution of project by Mississippi River Commission; president of commission; salaries

 
33 - 15 -  71 Certain sections applicable to property and rights acquired or constructed

 
33 - 15 -  72 Projects relating to tributary streams; report to Congress; appropriation

 
33 - 15 -  73  Saint Francis and Yazoo Rivers; lands and easements; alteration of highways; cooperation of States

 
33 - 15 -  74 White River Levee District; rights-of-way; drainage facilities; flowage rights; acquisition by local authorities; protection of United States from liability for damages

 
33 - 15 -  75 Surveys below Cape Girardeau, Missouri; resurvey of levee in Tennessee

 
33 - 15 -  76 Authorization of appropriation

 
33 - 15 -  77 Separability

 
33 - 15 -  78 Repeal of inconsistent laws

 
33 - 15 -  79  Interest of Members of Congress in contracts for acquisition of land

 
33 - 15 -  80 Levee rights-of-way; payment or reimbursement for

 
33 - 15 -  81 Sacramento River, California

 
33 - 15 -  82  Modification of project

 
33 - 15 -  83 Salmon River, Alaska; flood control work authorized

 
33 - 15 -  84 Secretary of Commerce; current precipitation information; appropriation

 
33 - 15 -  85 Sumner Dam and Lake Sumner; declaration of purpose; report to Congress; appropriation

 
33 - 15 -  86 Sale of surplus waters for domestic and industrial uses; disposition of moneys

 
33 - 15 -  87 Regulations for use of storage waters; application to Tennessee Valley Authority

 
33 - 15 -  88  Information on floods and flood damage

 
33 - 15 -  89 Flood hazard information

 
33 - 15 -  90 Emergency communication of risk

 
 
33 - 18 LONGSHORE AND HARBOR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION (§§ 901 to 950)
33 - 18 - 1  Short title

 
33 - 18 - 2 Definitions

 
33 - 18 - 3 Coverage

 
33 - 18 - 4  Liability for compensation

 
33 - 18 - 5  Exclusiveness of liability

 
33 - 18 - 6 Compensation

 
33 - 18 - 7  Medical services and supplies

 
33 - 18 - 8 Compensation for disability

 
33 - 18 - 9  Compensation for death

 
33 - 18 - 10 Determination of pay

 
33 - 18 - 11 Guardian for minor or incompetent

 
33 - 18 - 12  Notice of injury or death

 
33 - 18 - 13 Filing of claims

 
33 - 18 - 14 Payment of compensation

 
33 - 18 - 15 Invalid agreements

 
33 - 18 - 16 Assignment and exemption from claims of creditors

 
33 - 18 - 17  Lien against compensation

 
33 - 18 - 18  Collection of defaulted payments; special fund

 
33 - 18 - 19  Procedure in respect of claims

 
33 - 18 - 20 Presumptions

 
33 - 18 - 21 Review of compensation orders

 
33 - 18 - 22 Appearance of attorneys for Secretary, deputy commissioner, or Board

 
33 - 18 - 23 Modification of awards

 
33 - 18 - 24 Procedure before deputy commissioner or Board

 
33 - 18 - 25 Witnesses

 
33 - 18 - 26  Witness fees

 
33 - 18 - 27  Costs in proceedings brought without reasonable grounds

 
33 - 18 - 28  Powers of deputy commissioners or Board

 
33 - 18 - 29  Fees for services

 
33 - 18 - 30  Record of injury or death

 
33 - 18 - 31  Reports to Secretary

 
33 - 18 - 32 Penalty for misrepresentation

 
33 - 18 - 33 Security for compensation

 
33 - 18 - 34 Compensation for injuries where third persons are liable

 
33 - 18 - 35 Compensation notice

 
33 - 18 - 36 Substitution of carrier for employer

 
33 - 18 - 37 Insurance policies

 
33 - 18 - 38  Certificate of compliance with chapter

 
33 - 18 - 39 Penalties

 
33 - 18 - 40  Administration by Secretary

 
33 - 18 - 41 Deputy commissioners

 
33 - 18 - 42  Safety rules and regulations

 
33 - 18 - 43  Annual report

 
33 - 18 - 44 Special fund

 
33 - 18 - 45  Laws inapplicable

 
33 - 18 - 46 Discrimination against employees who bring proceedings; penalties; deposit of payments in special fund; civil actions; entitlement to restoration of employment and compensation, qualifications requirement; liability of employer for penalties and payments; insurance policy exemption from liability

 
33 - 18 - 47  Effect of unconstitutionality

 
33 - 18 - 48  Separability

 
Repealed. Nov. 8, 1965, Sept. 28, 1984,
 
33 - 19 SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY (§§ 981 to 990)
33 - 19 - 1  Creation of Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

 
33 - 19 - 2  Management of Corporation; appointment of Administrator; terms; vacancy; Advisory Board; establishment; membership; meetings; duties; compensation and expenses

 
33 - 19 - 3 Functions of Corporation

 
33 - 19 - 4  General powers of Corporation

 
33 - 19 - 5 Bonds; issuance; maturity; redemption; interest; purchase of obligations by Secretary of the Treasury

 
33 - 19 - 6 Cancellation of bonds issued under section 985

 
33 - 19 - 7 Payments to States and local governments in lieu of taxes; tax exemption of Corporation

 
33 - 19 - 8  Services and facilities of other agencies

 
33 - 19 - 9 Rates of charges or tolls

 
33 - 19 - 10 Waiver of collection of charges or tolls

 
33 - 19 - 11  Special reports

 
33 - 19 - 12 Offenses and penalties

 
Repealed. June 28, 1955,
 
 
 
 
 
 
33 - 25 PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY PROGRAM (§§ 1221 to 1236)
33 - 25 - 1  Statement of policy

 
33 - 25 - 2 Definitions

 
33 - 25 - 3 Vessel operating requirements

 
33 - 25 - 4 Electronic charts

 
33 - 25 - 5 Considerations by Secretary

 
33 - 25 - 6  Waterfront safety

 
33 - 25 - 7 Port, harbor, and coastal facility security

 
33 - 25 - 8  Investigatory powers

 
33 - 25 - 9 Conditions for entry to ports in the United States

 
33 - 25 - 10 Applicability

 
33 - 25 - 11  International agreements

 
33 - 25 - 12 Regulations

 
33 - 25 - 13 Towing Safety Advisory Committee

 
33 - 25 - 14 Enforcement provisions

 
33 - 25 - 15  Navigational hazards

 
33 - 25 - 16 Requirement to notify Coast Guard of release of objects into the navigable waters of the United States

 
33 - 25 - 17 Prohibition on entry and operation

 
33 - 25 - 18 Regulations as to regattas or marine parades

 
33 - 25 - 19  Enforcement of regulations; use of public or private vessels

 
33 - 25 - 20 Transfer of authority to regulate to head of other department

 
33 - 25 - 21  Penalties for violations of regulations

 
 
 
 
33 - 28 POLLUTION CASUALTIES ON THE HIGH SEAS: UNITED STATES INTERVENTION (§§ 1471 to 1487)
33 - 28 - 1 Definitions

 
33 - 28 - 2 Grave and imminent danger from oil pollution casualties to coastline or related interests of United States; Federal nonliability for Federal preventive measures on the high seas

 
33 - 28 - 3 Consultations and determinations respecting creation of hazards to human health, etc.; criteria for determinations respecting grave and imminent dangers of major harmful consequences to United States coastline or related interests

 
33 - 28 - 4 Federal intervention actions

 
33 - 28 - 5 Consultation procedure

 
33 - 28 - 6 Emergencies

 
33 - 28 - 7 Reasonable measures; considerations

 
33 - 28 - 8 Personal, flag state, and foreign state considerations

 
33 - 28 - 9 Federal liability for unreasonable damages

 
33 - 28 - 10  Notification by Secretary of State

 
33 - 28 - 11 Violations; penalties

 
33 - 28 - 12 Consultation for nomination and nomination of experts, negotiators, etc.; proposal of amendments to list of substances other than convention oil; Presidential acceptance of amendments

 
33 - 28 - 13 Foreign government ships; immunity

 
33 - 28 - 14 Interpretation and administration; other right, duty, privilege, or immunity and other remedy unaffected

 
33 - 28 - 15 Rules and regulations

 
33 - 28 - 16  Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund

 
33 - 28 - 17  Effective date

 
 
33 - 29 DEEPWATER PORTS (§§ 1501 to 1524)
33 - 29 - 1 Congressional declaration of policy

 
33 - 29 - 2 Definitions

 
33 - 29 - 3  License for ownership, construction, and operation of deepwater port

 
33 - 29 - 4 Procedure

 
33 - 29 - 5 Environmental review criteria

 
33 - 29 - 6 Common carrier status

 
33 - 29 - 7 Adjacent coastal States

 
33 - 29 - 8 Marine environmental protection and navigational safety

 
33 - 29 - 9 International agreements

 
33 - 29 - 10  Suspension or termination of licenses

 
33 - 29 - 11 Recordkeeping and inspection

 
33 - 29 - 12 Public access to information

 
33 - 29 - 13 Remedies

 
33 - 29 - 14 Citizen civil action

 
33 - 29 - 15 Judicial review; persons aggrieved; jurisdiction of courts of appeal

 
33 - 29 - 16 Relationship to other laws

 
33 - 29 - 17 Pipeline safety and operation

 
33 - 29 - 18  Negotiations with Canada and Mexico; report to Congress

 
33 - 29 - 19  Limitations on export provisions of section 185(u) of title 30 unaffected

 
33 - 29 - 20 General procedures; issuance and enforcement of orders; scope of authority; evidentiary matters

 
33 - 29 - 21 Authorization of appropriations

 
 Repealed & Omitted. Oct. 19, 1996, Aug. 18, 1990, Dec. 21, 1995,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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