33 U.S.C. § 3303b — Reports
submitted 12 years ago by Pub. L. 110-114 to r/title-33-NAVIGATION-AND-NAVIGABLE-WATERS · 420 words · no verdicts yet
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Not later than 1 year after December 16, 2016, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary in coordination with the committee*, shall submit to Congress and make publicly available a report describing the state of levees in the United States and the effectiveness of the levee* safety initiative, including—
progress achieved in implementing the levee safety initiative;
State, regional, and tribal participation in the levee safety initiative;
recommendations to improve coordination of levee safety, floodplain management*, and environmental protection concerns, including—
identifying and evaluating opportunities to coordinate public safety, floodplain management, and environmental protection activities relating to levees; and
evaluating opportunities to coordinate environmental permitting processes for operation and maintenance activities at existing levee projects in compliance with all applicable laws; and
any recommendations for legislation and other congressional actions necessary to ensure national levee safety.
Each report under paragraph (1) shall include a report of the committee that describes the independent recommendations of the committee for the implementation of the levee safety initiative.
Not later than 3 years after June 10, 2014, to the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary and the Administrator*, in coordination with the committee, shall submit to Congress and make publicly available a report that includes recommendations regarding the advisability and feasibility of, and potential approaches for, establishing a joint national dam and levee safety program.
Not later than 2 years after December 16, 2016, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on opportunities for alignment of Federal programs to provide incentives to State, regional, tribal, and local governments and individuals and entities—
to promote shared responsibility for levee safety;
to encourage the development of strong State, regional, and tribal levee safety programs;
to better align the levee safety initiative with other Federal flood risk* management programs; and
to promote increased levee safety through other Federal programs providing assistance to State, regional, tribal, and local governments.
Not later than 1 year after December 16, 2016, the Secretary shall submit to Congress and make publicly available a report that includes recommendations that identify and address any legal liability associated with levee engineering projects that prevent—
levee owners from obtaining needed levee engineering services; or
development and implementation of a State, regional, or tribal levee safety program.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 110–114, title IX, § 9006, as added Pub. L. 113–121, title III, § 3016(e)(2), June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1299; amended Pub. L. 114–322, title I, § 1130(d), Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1652.)
- 2014Enacted · Pub. L. 110-114 · 128 Stat. 1299
- 2016Amended · Pub. L. 114-322 · 130 Stat. 1652
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 110-114 on 2014-06-10.
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