Sec. 101. Scope of feasibility studies
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In carrying out a feasibility study for a project for flood or coastal storm risk management, the Secretary, at the request of the non-Federal interest for the study, shall formulate alternatives to maximize net benefits from the reduction of the comprehensive flood risk that is identified through a holistic evaluation of the isolated and compound effects of— a riverine discharge of any magnitude or frequency; inundation, wave attack, and erosion coinciding with a hurricane or coastal storm; a tide of any magnitude or frequency; a rainfall event of any magnitude or frequency; seasonal variation in water levels; groundwater emergence; sea level rise; subsidence; or any other driver of flood risk affecting the study area.
In carrying out a feasibility study for any purpose, the Secretary, at the request of the non-Federal interest for the study, shall formulate alternatives— to maximize combined net benefits for the primary purpose of the study and for water supply, water supply conservation, and drought risk reduction; or to include 1 or more measures for the purpose of water supply, water supply conservation, or drought risk reduction. All costs to carry out a feasibility study in accordance with this section shall be shared in accordance with the cost share requirements otherwise applicable to the study.