Sec. 4010. Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers flood risk management
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The Secretary shall conduct a study at Federal expense to determine the feasibility of carrying out projects to address systemic flood damage reduction in the upper Mississippi and Illinois River basins. The purposes of the study under subsection
(a)are— to develop an integrated, comprehensive, and systems-based approach to minimize the threat to health and safety resulting from flooding by using structural and nonstructural flood risk management measures; to reduce damages and costs associated with flooding; to identify opportunities to support environmental sustainability and restoration goals of the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois River floodplain as part of any systemic flood risk management plan; and to seek opportunities to address, in concert with flood risk management measures, other floodplain specific problems, needs, and opportunities. In carrying out the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— as appropriate, coordinate with the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, the Governors of the States within the Upper Mississippi and Illinois River basins, the appropriate levee and drainage districts, nonprofit organizations, and other interested parties; recommend projects for reconstruction of existing levee systems so as to develop and maintain a comprehensive system for flood risk reduction and floodplain management; perform a systemic analysis of critical transportation systems to determine the feasibility of protecting river approaches for land-based systems, highways, and railroads; develop a basin-wide hydrologic model for the Upper Mississippi River System and update as changes occur and new data is available; and use, to the maximum extent practicable, any existing plans and data, including the Upper Mississippi River Comprehensive Plan authorized in section 429 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 ( Public Law 106–53 ; 113 Stat. 326). In recommending a project under subsection (c)(2), the Secretary may justify the project based on system-wide benefits.
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Sec. 4010
Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers flood risk management
Pub. L.Pub. L. 106-53
Stat.113 Stat. 326
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