### Question
How does the law define rehabilitation?


### Answer
Under *33 U.S.C. § 3301*, **rehabilitation** is defined as:

> the repair, replacement, reconstruction, removal of a levee, or reconfiguration of a levee system, including a setback levee, that is carried out to reduce flood risk or meet national levee safety guidelines

#### Citation:
  - *33 U.S.C. § 3301*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 46-NATIONAL LEVEE SAFETY PROGRAM**

