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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Cii. 569. 1928 . 537 levee work on the Mississippi River between Rock Island, Illinois, Levee s spe cifi ed. and Cape Girar deau, Mis souri, and on the o utlet s an d tri butar ies of the Mississippi River between Rock Island and Head of Passes in so fa r as such outlets or tribut aries ar e affecte d by the backwater s of the Mississippi : Provided, That for such work on the Mississippi Provisos e costs of righ River between Rock Island, Illinois, and Cape Girardeau, Missouri, of way, etc ., b y states, and on such tributaries the States or levee districts shall provide et c, between Rock Is- land and Cape Gira r- rights of way without cost to the United States, contribute 331/3 deau, etc. per centum of the costs of the works, and maintain them after com- Expenditure limited. pletion : And provided further, That not more than $10 ,000, 000 o f the sums authorized in section 1 of this Act, shall be expended under the prov isions of this sec tion. Fund s in emer genc y In an emergency, funds appropriated under authority of section 1 for maintenance of a of this Act may be expended for the maintenance of any levee when levee, i do State, etc ., un- abl to so. it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Secretary of War that the levee can not be adequately maintained by the State or levee district. Emergency fund au- SEC. 7 . That the sum of $5,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated tho riz ed in rescue as an emergency fund to be allotted b the Secretary of War on work, etc ., on tribu- taries subject to flood . the recommendation of the Chief of Engineers, in rescue work or 13 8ost, pp . 930, 1380, in the repair or maintenance of any flood-control work on any tributaries of the Mississippi River threatened or destroyed by flood including the flood of 1927. Mi ssi ssi ppi Ri ver SEC. 8 . The project herein authorized shall be prosecuted by the Commissi on to prose- Mississippi River Commission under the direction of the Secretary of War and supervision of the Chief of Engineers and subject to the provisions of this Act. It shall perform such functions and throu gh suc h agen cies a s they shall design ate af ter co nsulta tion a nd discussion with the president of the commission. For all other pur- poses the e xistin g laws gover ning t he cons tituti on and activ ities of inspection trips by, the commission shall remain unchanged. The commission shall make to acquire information of c ondi tions and floo d inspection trips of such frequency and duration as will enable it control p roblems, etc. to acquire first-hand information as to conditions and problems germane to the matter of flood control within the area of its juris- diction hearings and suggestions shall be afforded persons affected by or Title, rank, etc ., of interested in such problems. The president of the commission shall precedent as executive be the executive officer thereof and shall have the qualifications now prescribed by law 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 Appointment in assigned to such duty : Provided, That the present incumbent of the Arm y of present presi- office may be appointed a brigadier general of the Army, retired, dent . 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 salary of the president of the Mississippi River Commission Salaries. shall hereafter be $10,000 per annum, and the salary of the other members of the commission shall hereafter be $7,500 per annum. Ded ucti on of off icial The official salary of any officer of the United States Army or other seahe from mount branch of the Government appointed or employed under this Act sha ll be ded ucted from the amou nt of sal ary o r com pensa tion pro- vided by, or which shall be fixed under, the terms of this Act. Application of navi_ SEC. 9 . The provisions of sections 13, 14, 16, and 17 of the River gable waters, restric- and Harbor Act of March 3, 1899, are hereby made applicable to all t' Vol.3o penalties. lands, waters, easements, and other property and rights acquired or constructed under the provisions of this Act.
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