Sec. 8119. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
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## SEC. 8119 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ###
(a)Planning Assistance to States Section 22 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-16) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a)— #####
(A)in paragraph (1)— ######
(i)by inserting “local government,” after “State or group of States,”; and ######
(ii)by inserting “local government,” after “such State, interest,”; #####
(B)in paragraph (3), by striking “section 236 of title 10” and inserting “section 4141 of title 10”; and #####
(C)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(4) Prioritization > > To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall prioritize the provision of assistance under this subsection to address both inland and coastal life safety risks.” > ; ####
(2)in subsection (c)(2), by striking “$15,000,000” and inserting “$30,000,000”; and ####
(3)in subsection (f)— #####
(A)by striking “ The cost-share for assistance ” and inserting the following: > > #### “(1) Tribes and territories > > The cost-share for assistance” > ; and #####
(B)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(2) Economically disadvantaged communities > > Notwithstanding subsection (b)(1) and the limitation in section 1156 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, as applicable pursuant to paragraph
(1)of this subsection, the Secretary is authorized to waive the collection of fees for any local government to which assistance is provided under subsection
(a)that the Secretary determines is an economically disadvantaged community, as defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note) (including economically disadvantaged communities located in urban and rural areas).” > . ###
(b)Watershed Planning and Technical Assistance **[**[33 U.S.C. 709a note](/us/usc/t33/s709a)**]** In providing assistance under section 22 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-16) or pursuant to section 206 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 709a), the Secretary shall, upon request, provide such assistance at a watershed scale.
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