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.
Consultation
In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide an opportunity for consultation with affected communities.
Mississippi River and Tributaries Project
45 Stat. 534The term “Mississippi River and Tributaries Project” means the Mississippi River and Tributaries project authorized by the Act of (Chap. 569; ).
Pub. L. 115–270, title I, § 1128132 Stat. 3780(, , .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
act May 15, 1928, ch. 56945 Stat. 534lThe act of , referred to in subsec. (c), is , , which enacted sections 702a, 702b to 702d, 702e to 702g, 702h, 702i, 702j, 702k, 702, 702m, and 704 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
“Secretary” Defined
section 102 of Pub. L. 115–270section 2201 of this titleSecretary means the Secretary of the Army, see , set out as a note under .