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 118 STAT. 1696 PUBLIC LAW 108–361—OCT. 25, 2004 (A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of implementing the Calfed Bay Delta Program within the Delta (as defined in Cal. Water Code § 12220)), the Secretary of the Army is authorized to undertake the construction and implementation of levee stability programs or projects for such purposes as flood control, ecosystem restoration, water supply, water conveyance, and water quality objectives. (B) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that describes the levee stability reconstruction projects and priorities that will be carried out under this title during each of fiscal years 2005 through 2010. (C) SMALL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS.—Notwith standing the project purpose, the authority granted under section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s) shall apply to each project authorized under this paragraph. (D) PROJECTS.—Of the amounts authorized to be appro priated under section 109, not more than $90,000,000 may be expended to— (i) reconstruct Delta levees to a base level of protec tion (also known as the ‘‘Public Law 84–99 standard’’); (ii) enhance the stability of levees that have par ticular importance in the system through the Delta Levee Special Improvement Projects Program; (iii) develop best management practices to control and reverse land subsidence on Delta islands; (iv) develop a Delta Levee Emergency Management and Response Plan that will enhance the ability of Federal, State, and local agencies to rapidly respond to levee emergencies; (v) develop a Delta Risk Management Strategy after assessing the consequences of Delta levee failure from floods, seepage, subsidence, and earthquakes; (vi) reconstruct Delta levees using, to the max imum extent practicable, dredged materials from the Sacramento River, the San Joaquin River, and the San Francisco Bay in reconstructing Delta levees; (vii) coordinate Delta levee projects with flood management, ecosystem restoration, and levee protec tion projects of the lower San Joaquin River and lower Mokelumne River floodway improvements and other projects under the Sacramento San Joaquin Com prehensive Study; and (viii) evaluate and, if appropriate, rehabilitate the Suisun Marsh levees. (4) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, OVERSIGHT, AND COORDINA TION.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 109, not more than $25,000,000 may be expended by the Secretary or the other heads of Federal agencies, either directly or through grants, con tracts, or cooperative agreements with agencies of the State, for— (i) Program support; Applicability.

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