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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 3303', '§9006', '§3016', '§ 3303', '§3303', '§9006', '§3016']

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Contains section 3303b
Source Credit Pub. L. 110-114, title IX, §9006, as added Pub. L. 113-121, title III, §3016(e)(2), June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1299.
Statutes at Large Reference 128 Stat. 1299
Public and Private Law Public Law 110-114, Public Law 113-121
33 U.S.C. § 3303b (2015)
§3303b. Reports
(a) State of levees
Not later than 1 year after June 10, 2014, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary in coordination with the committee, shall submit to Congress and make publicly available a report describing the state of levees in the United States and the effectiveness of the levee safety initiative, including—
(A) progress achieved in implementing the levee safety initiative;
(B) State and tribal participation in the levee safety initiative;
(C) recommendations to improve coordination of levee safety, floodplain management, and environmental protection concerns, including—
(i) identifying and evaluating opportunities to coordinate public safety, floodplain management, and environmental protection activities relating to levees; and
(ii) evaluating opportunities to coordinate environmental permitting processes for operation and maintenance activities at existing levee projects in compliance with all applicable laws; and
(D) any recommendations for legislation and other congressional actions necessary to ensure national levee safety.
(b) National dam and levee safety program
(c) Alignment of Federal programs relating to levees
Not later than 2 years after June 10, 2014, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on opportunities for alignment of Federal programs to provide incentives to State, tribal, and local governments and individuals and entities—
(1) to promote shared responsibility for levee safety;
(2) to encourage the development of strong State and tribal levee safety programs;
(3) to better align the levee safety initiative with other Federal flood risk management programs; and
(4) to promote increased levee safety through other Federal programs providing assistance to State and local governments.
(d) Liability for certain levee engineering projects
Not later than 1 year after June 10, 2014, the Secretary shall submit to Congress and make publicly available a report that includes recommendations that identify and address any legal liability associated with levee engineering projects that prevent—
(1) levee owners from obtaining needed levee engineering services; or
(2) development and implementation of a State or tribal levee safety program.
(Pub. L. 110–114, title IX, §9006, as added Pub. L. 113–121, title III, §3016(e)(2), June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1299.)
A prior section 9006 of Pub. L. 110–114 was renumbered section 9008, and is classified to section 3305 of this title.