33 U.S.C. § 702o – Mississippi River and Tributaries Project | Midpage
§ 702o
33 U.S.C. § 702o
Mississippi River and Tributaries Project
Effective Oct 23, 2018(Pub. L. 115–270, title I, § 1128, Oct. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 3780.)
(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 (Chap. 569; 45 Stat. 534).
The act of , referred to in subsec. (c), is act May 15, 1928, ch. 569, 45 Stat. 534, which enacted sections 702a, 702b to 702d, 702e to 702g, 702h, 702i, 702j, 702k, 702l, 702m, and 704 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.