Sec. 1099. Comprehensive study of Mississippi River System from Old River Control Structure to Gulf of Mexico
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The Secretary, in collaboration with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall conduct, and submit to Congress a comprehensive study of the lower Mississippi River, and the tributaries and distributaries of the Mississippi River, from the Old River Control Structure near Point Breeze, Louisiana, to the Gulf of Mexico, including an examination of— hurricane and storm damage reduction, flood risk management, structural and nonstructural flood control, and floodplain management strategies, including the consideration of natural features or nature-based features (as those terms are defined in section 1184(a) of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act ( 33 U.S.C. 2289a(a) )); structural and operational modifications to completed water resources development projects within the study area; fish and wildlife habitat resources, including in the Mississippi Sound Estuary, the Lake Pontchartrain Basin, the Breton Sound, the Barataria Basin, the Terrebonne Basin, the Atchafalaya Basin, the Vermilion–Teche Basin, and other outlets of the Mississippi River and Tributaries Project; mitigation of adverse impacts from operations of flood control structures to the Mississippi Sound Estuary, the Lake Pontchartrain Basin, the Breton Sound, the Barataria Basin, the Atchafalaya Basin, and other outlets of the Mississippi River and Tributaries Project, including on water quality; recreation needs; navigation needs; ecosystem restoration needs; monitoring requirements, including as near-real time monitoring as practicable, and adaptive management measures to respond to changing conditions over time; the division of responsibilities of the Federal Government and non-Federal interests with respect to flood risk management and hurricane and storm damage reduction; and the roles and responsibilities of Federal agencies with respect to flood risk management.
The study under subsection
(a)shall— include recommendations on management plans and actions to be carried out by responsible Federal agencies; address whether changes are necessary to the Mississippi River and Tributaries Project authorized by the first section of the Act of May 15, 1928 (commonly known as the Flood Control Act of 1928 ) (45 Stat. 534, chapter 569; 33 U.S.C. 702a ) within the study area; recognize the interest and rights of States in maximum effective river resource use and control; and include recommendations for— Federal and non-Federal action, where appropriate; construction of new water resource projects to improve the maximum effective river resource use and control within the study area; and follow-up studies and data collection and monitoring to be carried out by the relevant Federal or State agency. As part of the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out activities that warrant additional analysis by the Corps of Engineers, including feasibility studies. A feasibility study carried out under paragraph
(1)shall be considered to be a continuation of the study under subsection (a). In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with appropriate Federal and State agencies. In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make maximum use of data in existence on the date of enactment of this Act and ongoing programs and efforts of Federal agencies, States, universities, and nonprofit entities, including multi-State monitoring programs. The study conducted under subsection
(a)shall be at full Federal expense. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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Sec. 1099
Comprehensive study of Mississippi River System from Old River Control Structure to Gulf of Mexico
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