33 USC § 641 - Creation of Mississippi River Commission

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title: "33 USC § 641 - Creation of Mississippi River Commission"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "641"
section_name: "Creation of Mississippi River Commission"
chapter_number: 13
chapter_name: "MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(June 28, 1879, ch. 43, § 1, 21 Stat. 37.)"
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# § 641. Creation of Mississippi River Commission

A commission is created to be called “The Mississippi River Commission”, to consist of seven members.

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**Source Credit**: (June 28, 1879, ch. 43, § 1, 21 Stat. 37.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

This was the first section of an act entitled “An act to provide for the appointment of a ‘Mississippi River Commission’ for the improvement of said river from the Head of the Passes near its mouth to its head-waters”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Appropriation for Salaries and Expenses

, , omitted as temporary and executed, provided for the expenditure of an appropriation of $175,000 for salaries of the commission and necessary expenses of surveys, examinations, etc.

### Missouri River Commission

The Missouri River Commission was created by , , and repealed by , .