Sec. 1227. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER SYSTEM FLOOD RISK AND RESILIENCY STUDY
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## SEC. 1227 UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER SYSTEM FLOOD RISK AND RESILIENCY STUDY ###
(a)In General The Secretary shall conduct a study to evaluate and recommend local and systemic measures to improve flood resiliency and reduce flood risk in the floodplain, including the floodway, of the Upper Mississippi River System. ###
(b)Components In carrying out the study required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— ####
(1)develop recommendations to reduce costs and damages associated with flooding and enable people located in areas adjacent to, and economies dependent on, the Upper Mississippi River System to be more resilient to flood events; ####
(2)identify opportunities to support navigation, environmental sustainability, and environmental restoration goals for the Upper Mississippi River System, including recommending measures that are incidental flood risk measures that may achieve such goals; ####
(3)describe the existing flood risk conditions of the Upper Mississippi River System; ####
(4)develop and recommend integrated, comprehensive, and systems-based approaches for flood risk reduction and floodplain management to minimize the threat to life, health, safety, and property resulting from flooding by using structural and nonstructural measures in the Upper Mississippi River System; ####
(5)investigate and provide recommendations for modifications to authorized water resources development projects in Upper Mississippi River States within the floodplain of the Upper Mississippi River System, including modifications to the authorized purposes of such projects to further flood risk management and resiliency; ####
(6)perform a systemic analysis of flood resiliency and flood risk to determine the feasibility of protecting authorized water resources development projects for flood control and navigation in the Upper Mississippi River System; ####
(7)develop management plans and actions, to be carried out by the responsible Federal agency or State government, to reduce flood risk and improve resiliency in the Upper Mississippi River System; ####
(8)identify and provide recommendations for any necessary changes to Federal or State law to carry out recommendations provided pursuant to this section; ####
(9)recommend followup studies of problem areas in the Upper Mississippi River System for which data or technology does not allow immediate solutions; and ####
(10)recommend additional monitoring of, or systemic adaptive management measures for, authorized water resources development projects to respond to changing conditions in the Upper Mississippi River System. ###
(c)Coordination and Consultation In carrying out the study required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— ####
(1)coordinate with the Upper Mississippi River States, including collectively through the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association; ####
(2)consult with the appropriate Federal agencies, levee and drainage districts, and units of local government, and the Mississippi River Commission; and ####
(3)seek and consider input from the Upper Mississippi navigation industry, agriculture and conservation organizations, and other interested parties in such States. ###
(d)Continuation of Study The following studies shall be considered a continuation of the study carried out under subsection (a): ####
(1)Any study recommended to be carried out in a report that the Chief of Engineers prepares for the study conducted under this section. ####
(2)Any study spun off from the study conducted under this section before completion of such study. ###
(e)Corps of Engineers District The Secretary shall carry out the study required under subsection
(a)through the St. Louis District in the Mississippi Valley Division of the Corps of Engineers. ###
(f)Cost Share The Federal share of the cost of the study carried out under subsection
(a)and any study carried out pursuant to subsection
(d)shall be 75 percent. ###
(g)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)Upper mississippi river state The term “Upper Mississippi River State” means any of the States of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, or Wisconsin. ####
(2)Upper mississippi river system The term “Upper Mississippi River System” has the meaning given the term in section 1103(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 652(b)).
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Sec. 1227
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER SYSTEM FLOOD RISK AND RESILIENCY STUDY
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