Amendments
2022—Par. (13). [Pub. L. 117–263] designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and inserted heading, inserted “, increase resiliency to extreme weather events,” after “flood risk”, and added subpar. (B).
2016—Par. (11). [Pub. L. 114–322, § 1130(a)(1)], substituted “State, regional district, or Indian tribe” for “State or Indian tribe”.
Pars. (12) to (17). [Pub. L. 114–322, § 1130(a)(2)], (3), added par. (12) and redesignated former pars. (12) to (16) as (13) to (17), respectively.
2014—Pars. (1) to (6). [Pub. L. 113–121, § 3016(b)(1)]–(3), added pars. (1), (2), (4), and (5), and redesignated former pars. (1) and (2) as (3) and (6), respectively. Former pars. (3), (4), (5), and (6) redesignated (7), (14), (15), and (16), respectively.
Par. (7). [Pub. L. 113–121, § 3016(b)(4)], added par. (7) and struck out former par. (7) which defined “levee”.
[Pub. L. 113–121, § 3016(b)(1)], redesignated par. (3) as (7).
Pars. (8) to (16). [Pub. L. 113–121, § 3016(b)(1)], (4), added pars. (8) to (13) and redesignated pars. (4) to (6) as (14) to (16), respectively.
Short Title
[Pub. L. 110–114, title IX, § 9001(a)], formerly § 9001, Nov. 8, 2007, [121 Stat. 1288], renumbered § 9001(a) and amended by [Pub. L. 113–121, title III, § 3016(a)(1)], (2), June 10, 2014, [128 Stat. 1289], provided that: “This title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘National Levee Safety Act of 2007’.”
Purposes of the Safety Program
[Pub. L. 110–114, title IX, § 9001(b)], as added [Pub. L. 113–121, title III, § 3016(a)(3)], June 10, 2014, [128 Stat. 1289], provided that: “The purposes of this title [enacting this chapter] are—“(1)
to ensure that human lives and property that are protected by new and existing levees are safe;
“(2)
to encourage the use of appropriate engineering policies, procedures, and technical practices for levee site investigation, design, construction, operation and maintenance, inspection, assessment, and emergency preparedness;
“(3)
to develop and support public education and awareness projects to increase public acceptance and support of levee safety programs and provide information;
“(4)
to build public awareness of the residual risks associated with living in levee protected areas;
“(5)
to develop technical assistance materials, seminars, and guidelines to improve the security of levees of the United States; and
“(6)
to encourage the establishment of effective State and tribal levee safety programs.”