Not later than 1 year after December 16, 2016, 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, regional, 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.
Each report under paragraph (1) shall include a report of the committee that describes the independent recommendations of the committee for the implementation of the levee safety initiative.
Not later than 3 years after June 10, 2014, to the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary and the Administrator, in coordination with the committee, shall submit to Congress and make publicly available a report that includes recommendations regarding the advisability and feasibility of, and potential approaches for, establishing a joint national dam and levee safety program.
Not later than 2 years after December 16, 2016, 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, regional, tribal, and local governments and individuals and entities-
(1) to promote shared responsibility for levee safety;
(2) to encourage the development of strong State, regional, 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, regional, tribal, and local governments.
Not later than 1 year after December 16, 2016, 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, regional, or tribal levee safety program.
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2016-Subsec. (a)(1).
Subsec. (a)(1)(B).
Subsec. (c).
Subsec. (c)(2).
Subsec. (c)(4).
Subsec. (d).
Subsec. (d)(2).
Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 2 of