Chapter 175.
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CHAP. 175.— Joint Resolution Making available funds for preserving and protecting, in the present flood emergency, the levees on the Mississippi River, its tributaries and outlets, not under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi River Commission. May 2, 1922.[[H. J. Res. 319](/us/bill/67/hjres/319).][[Pub. Res., No. 54](/us/pubres/67/54).] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Mississippi River.Use of river and harbor improvement balances during flood emergency, to protect levees not under Gov-ernment control.*Post*, p. 635.
That a sum not to exceed $200,000 from funds heretofore appropriated for improvement of rivers and harbors and which remain in the Treasury unexpended because the works or projects for which the same were appropriated have been completed or have been recommended for abandonment, is hereby made available for expenditure by and under the direction of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers for the purpose of protecting life and property by preserving and maintaining during the present flood emergency, the levees not under Government control on the Mississippi River, its tributaries and outlets.
Approved, May 2, 1922.