Sec. 2040. Emergency response to natural disasters
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Section 5(a)(1) of the Act entitled An Act authorizing the construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and for other purposes , approved August 18, 1941 ( 33 U.S.C. 701n(a)(1) ), is amended in the first sentence— by inserting and subject to the condition that the Chief of Engineers may include modifications to the structure or project after work for flood control ; and by striking structure damaged or destroyed by wind, wave, or water action of other than an ordinary nature when in the discretion of the Chief of Engineers such repair and restoration is warranted for the adequate functioning of the structure for hurricane or shore protection and inserting structure or project damaged or destroyed by wind, wave, or water action of other than an ordinary nature to the design level of protection when, in the discretion of the Chief of Engineers, such repair and restoration is warranted for the adequate functioning of the structure or project for hurricane or shore protection, subject to the condition that the Chief of Engineers may include modifications to the structure or project to address major deficiencies or implement nonstructural alternatives to the repair or restoration of the structure if requested by the non-Federal sponsor .
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report detailing the amounts expended in the previous 5 fiscal years to carry out Corps of Engineers projects under section 5 of the Act entitled An Act authorizing the construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and for other purposes , approved August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n).
A report under paragraph
(1)shall, at a minimum, include a description of— each structure, feature, or project for which amounts are expended, including the type of structure, feature, or project and cost of the work; and how the Secretary has repaired, restored, replaced, or modified each structure, feature, or project or intends to restore the structure, feature, or project to the design level of protection for the structure, feature, or project.
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Sec. 2040
Emergency response to natural disasters
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