Date: April 5, 2011 Creator: Keegan, Natalie Description: The
report discusses the role of levees in flood risk reduction, the
shared responsibilities for levees in the United States, and the
role of three agencies: FEMA, the Corps, and the Natural
Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA). It also discusses federal assistance for
levees, describes the debate about whether levees investments
have a role in federal flood mitigation programs, and compares
Corps, FEMA, and NRCS activities and authorities. Finally, the
report outlines policy options for locally-operated levees that
might be considered by the 112th Congress. Legislative proposals
in the 111th Congress are discussed in an Appendix. Contributing
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