Sec. 1128. MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES PROJECT
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## SEC. 1128 MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES PROJECT **[**[33 U.S.C. 7020](/us/usc/t33/s7020)**]** ###
(a)In General After any flood event requiring operation or activation of any floodway or backwater feature within the Mississippi River and Tributaries Project through natural overtopping of a Federal levee or artificial crevassing of a Federal levee to relieve pressure on the levees elsewhere in the system, the Secretary shall expeditiously reset and restore the damaged floodway’s levees. ###
(b)Consultation In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide an opportunity for consultation with affected communities. ###
(c)Mississippi River and Tributaries Project The term “Mississippi River and Tributaries Project” means the Mississippi River and Tributaries project authorized by the Act of May 15, 1928 (Chap. 569; 45 Stat. 534).
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