3.0.0 1587 2023-01-11T19:51:25Z 2023-01-11T19:51:25Z House H HR 2007-03-20 110 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2007-03-21T17:21:05Z Referred to 2007-03-20T14:31:45Z 2007-03-21 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2007-03-20 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2007-03-20 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E591) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001164 Rep. Schmidt, Jean [R-OH-2] Jean Schmidt R OH 2 N Water Resources Development Congressional reporting requirements Dams Economics and Public Finance Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to water resources development Federal-state relations Flood control Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Infrastructure Labor and Employment Research Safety measures State employees State laws Transportation and Public Works Water Resources Development 00 2007-03-20 Introduced in House 2007-04-10T14:44:05Z National Levee Safety Program Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to: (1) inspect each levee in the United States constructed or maintained by the Secretary or identified by a state governor, excluding levees the failure of which would not pose a significant threat to human life or property; (2) notify the governor of the state in which a levee is located of inspection results, hazardous conditions found, and necessary remedial measures; (3) submit, annually, a priority list of flood damage reduction studies and projects; and (4) periodically publish an inventory of U.S. levees, including inspection results.

Establishes the Interagency Committee on Levee Safety to support federal levee safety programs through coordination and information exchange among federal agencies concerning the implementation of levee safety guidelines.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish the National Levee Safety Review Board to monitor levee safety and state implementation of this Act and to advise the Secretary on national levee safety policy; (2) establish a national levee safety program, including federal levee safety guidelines; (3) provide assistance for and periodically review state levee safety programs; (4) carry out a program of technical and archival research regarding levee construction, rehabilitation, inspection, safety, security, and management; and (5) establish a program to train state safety agency staff and inspectors.

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