Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 15 — Flood Control
§ 709c. Emergency communication of risk
Statutory text
Definitions
In this section:
Affected government
The term “affected government” means a State, local, or tribal government with jurisdiction over an area that will be affected by a flood.
Annual operating plan
The term “annual operating plan” means a plan prepared by the Secretary that describes potential water condition scenarios for a river basin for a year.
Communication
In any river basin where the Secretary carries out flood risk management activities subject to an annual operating plan, the Secretary shall establish procedures for providing the public and affected governments, including Indian tribes, in the river basin with—
timely information regarding expected water levels;
advice regarding appropriate preparedness actions;
technical assistance; and
any other information or assistance determined appropriate by the Secretary.
Public availability of information
To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall make the information required under subsection (b) available to the public through widely used and readily available means, including on the Internet.
Procedures
The Secretary shall use the procedures established under subsection (b) only when precipitation or runoff exceeds those calculations considered as the lowest risk to life and property contemplated by the annual operating plan.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014
Pub. L. 113–121 title III § 3027 · 128 Stat. 1193
Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 709c
(Pub. L. 113–121, title III, § 3027, June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1305.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 113–121, title III, § 3027, June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1305.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 3027. EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION OF RISK. (a) Definitions.— In this section: (1) Affected government.— The term “affected government” means a State, local, or tribal government with jurisdiction over an area that will be affected by a flood. (2) Annual operating plan.— The term “annual operating plan” means a plan prepared by the Secretary that describes potential water condition scenarios for a river basin for a year. (b) Communication.— In any river basin where the Secretary carries out flood risk management activities subject to an annual operating plan, the Secretary shall establish procedures for providing the public and affected governments, including Indian tribes, in the river basin with— (1) timely information regarding expected water levels; (2) advice regarding appropriate preparedness actions; (3) technical assistance; and (4) any other information or assistance determined appropriate by the Secretary. (c) Public Availability of Information.— To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall make the information required under subsection (b) available to the public through widely used and readily available means, including on the Internet. (d) Procedures.— The Secretary shall use the procedures established under subsection (b) only when precipitation or runoff exceeds those calculations considered as the lowest risk to life and property contemplated by the annual operating plan.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
“Secretary” Defined
Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 2 of Pub. L. 113–121, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.