Sec. 114. Assessment of Corps of Engineers levees
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The Secretary shall, at Federal expense, periodically conduct an assessment of levees constructed by the Secretary or for which the Secretary has financial or operational responsibility, to identify opportunities for the modification (including realignment or incorporation of natural and nature-based features) of levee systems to— increase the flood risk reduction benefits of such systems; achieve greater flood resiliency; and restore hydrological and ecological connections with adjacent floodplains.
In conducting an assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider and identify, with respect to each levee— an estimate of the number of structures and population at risk and protected by the levee that would be adversely impacted if the levee fails or water levels exceed the height of the levee (which may be the applicable estimate included in the levee database established under section 9004 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 ( 33 U.S.C. 3303 ), if available); the number of times the non-Federal interest has received emergency flood-fighting or repair assistance under section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 ( 33 U.S.C. 701n ), for the levee, and the total expenditures on post-flood repairs over the life of the levee; the functionality of the levee with regard to higher precipitation levels, including due to changing climatic conditions and extreme weather events; and the potential costs and benefits (including environmental benefits) from modifying the applicable levee system to restore connections with adjacent floodplains.
In conducting an assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall prioritize levees— associated with an area that has been subject to flooding in two or more events in any 10-year period; and for which the non-Federal interest has received emergency flood-fighting or repair assistance under section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 ( 33 U.S.C. 701n ), with respect to such flood events. In conducting an assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall coordinate with any non-Federal interest that has financial or operational responsibility for a levee being assessed.
In conducting an assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider information on floods and flood damages compiled under section 206 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 ( 33 U.S.C. 709a ). Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, and periodically thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the results of the assessment conducted under subsection (a).
The Secretary shall include in each report submitted under paragraph (1)— identification of any levee for which the Secretary has conducted an assessment under subsection (a); a description of any opportunities identified under such subsection for the modification (including realignment or incorporation of natural and nature-based features) of a levee system, including the potential benefits of such modification for the purposes identified under such subsection; and a summary of the information considered and identified under subsection (b)(1).
The Secretary shall include in the levee database established under section 9004 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 ( 33 U.S.C. 3303 ) the information included in each report submitted under subsection (d). There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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