1.Short
title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Alaska Floodplain and Erosion Mitigation Commission Act of
2005
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I—Joint Federal-State Floodplain and Erosion Mitigation
Commission for Alaska
Sec. 101. Establishment of commission.
Sec. 102. Duties.
Sec. 103. Administration.
Sec. 104. Commission personnel matters.
Sec. 105. Reports.
Sec. 106. Termination of commission.
TITLE II—Flood and erosion control and mitigation
Sec. 201. Evaluation and prioritization.
Sec. 202. Flood and erosion control and mitigation.
Sec. 203. Mitigation.
Sec. 204. Administration.
TITLE III—Authorization of appropriations
Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.
2.In this Act:
(1)The
term Commission means the Joint Federal-State Floodplain and
Erosion Mitigation Commission for Alaska established by section 101(a).
(2)The term Alaska Native has the meaning given
the term in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.
1602).
(3)The term Alaska Native village has the
meaning given the term in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
(43 U.S.C. 1602).
(4)The
term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
(5)The
term State means the State of Alaska.
<enum>I</enum><header>Joint
Federal-State Floodplain and Erosion Mitigation Commission for Alaska</header>
<section id="ID8e89c6df06334297a4e439d2fa8c1f00"><enum>101.</enum><header>Establishment
of commission</header>
<subsection id="ID81473a8a351d43688f009ff5c6af3daf"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established a commission to be known as the ‘‘Joint Federal-State Floodplain
and Erosion Mitigation Commission for Alaska’’.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID1be8217812c64b33aac6183c17de974a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header>
<paragraph id="ID22621bb3ecfe4840a7f66eeadeab232c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The
Commission shall be composed of 7 members, of whom—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID01ede265738d404d8e9c6a2a9e861549"><enum>(A)</enum><text>1 member shall be
the Governor of the State, who shall serve as Cochairperson;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID410e71e0b47845bdaf4f3ca08ef40dfb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>3 members shall
be appointed by the Governor of the State, of whom—</text>
<clause id="idE198F09DCFC04FCC8AA177093079E49D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>1
member shall be a nonvoting ex officio Alaska Native; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idBB25BF2A18CD484CA5A26273E2EBB718"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>at
least 1 member shall represent city or borough governments;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8f80955066114d85a12753353ee09efc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>1 shall be
appointed by the Secretary, shall be an employee of the Department of the
Interior, and shall serve as Cochairperson;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5E7E86C58F454500992236D1376954B1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>1 member
appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture shall be an employee of the Natural
Resources Conservation Service of the Department of Agriculture; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1B0C6C15472640D482E23ECED4D5EFB9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>1 member,
appointed by the Secretary of Defense, shall be an employee of—</text>
<clause id="idB9DD1F2A90AC46479FDDFED9359523D1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
Department of Defense; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id6CB9CCF76642472E8DF0798C06496F06"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Corps of
Engineers.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6bc7df9a652a41a48d80fe7e9eb24de3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Date of
appointments</header><text>The appointment of a member of the Commission shall
be made not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID398aed2af55b40e6b8ce8bc580646286"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Appointment;
vacancies</header>
<paragraph id="ID06f9bc647d9c4ff08c76448ae51b991c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>A
member of the Commission shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing
authority.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDbf831e49a93a4c67805add92d949097e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>A
vacancy on the Commission—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDb6ca14e362e44cda92539f1447ab04a9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall not affect
the powers of the Commission; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4640dd78f194419caa17ffbd0afcd969"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be filled
in the same manner as the original appointment was made.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd16c42d16ba042a8b8ad19f7fce49573"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Initial
meeting</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date on which all
members of the Commission have been appointed, the Commission shall hold the
initial meeting of the Commission.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID0f701076ebcc4c6ca56bf8e99a29cfa4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>Subject
to section 102(a), the Commission shall meet at the call of the
Cochairpersons.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID6dc6c20ea9944457bfe61c94d675b76b"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>A
majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a
lesser number of members may hold hearings.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID966b29cb3f624662a2d252c176b53f05"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Concurrence of
cochairpersons</header><text>A decision of the Commission shall require the
concurrence of the Cochairpersons.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID581be783f67e43bc95c05d247f6b253a"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Principal
office</header><text>The principal office of the Commission shall be in the
State of Alaska.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id45DF8DFD1D034AA59152873B35929ACC"><enum>102.</enum><header>Duties</header>
<subsection id="id7B122F3C39324A63BCDEABE72BEAADC4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>For
the first 2 years following the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission
shall meet not less than 2 times per year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID569822ef78514700b6e18ca5b873f437"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study</header>
<paragraph id="ID71c33d0d65274fc2a281059cebbb6ba8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Commission shall conduct a study of all matters
relating to—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID4108e3190a4f4dc3bfa1268b2092bca7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the feasibility
of alternatives for flooding or erosion assistance; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4e9791a0177840ecbb55bd1368e8a0b7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the development
of a policy to guide infrastructure investments in the Alaska Native villages,
cities, and boroughs that are most affected by flooding or erosion.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6e8346a5ac3749e7b3c86616285045a4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Matters to be
studied</header><text>The matters to be studied by the Commission
include—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDce8f6cf8c23847018d7913aebed63680"><enum>(A)</enum><text>flood and erosion
processes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1513F77C48784F7C8771D50E4D59E741"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the planning
needs associated with flood and erosion processes, including identifying and
making recommendations concerning—</text>
<clause id="IDeec571793e664047ba7e5b39cc2ef301"><enum>(i)</enum><text>specific flood
and erosion circumstances that affect life and property in the State;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID842ea55f004b4fdbac2537258fca744e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>land use
regulations, including area standards for designation of flood- and
erosion-prone land;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDd2ac658f871546b2882642a2e80d87a8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>uses to be made
of flood- and erosion-prone land, and how State and Federal grants, loans, and
capital improvements shall be invested in designated areas; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id50970E29F6BD4B85A6FB3C92366790C6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>how to regulate
and implement the uses described in clause (iii) on—</text>
<subclause id="idE56DD25AF2DE4813BC5C896CABC84DC6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>land designated
as an allotment for Alaska Native people;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idF48D44E9FEAD4898A3F8F99A2ED5CC0F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>land owned by an
Alaska Native village corporation or a regional village corporation under the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (Public Law 92–203);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idB2731E1800AB4EAC9960000E20E12487"><enum>(III)</enum><text>land owned by
the Federal or State government;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id2D51909B796642318D446C1E70A19034"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>city and borough
land; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idB6D72E866E0047FE8E87C3DF19826BE8"><enum>(V)</enum><text>other private
land; and</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd54f20d0c288411aa978902956199e9d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the establishment
of procedures to obtain the view of the public on land use planning needs, such
as implementation and enforcement of flood and erosion control and mitigation
solutions, including—</text>
<clause id="idCE17F983AD004DD9AAD566A6BC0D2A71"><enum>(i)</enum><text>increased
hydrologic and other specialized data collection; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id1210F44CA16C4C039CACEFF4744EEC49"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>public
hearings.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF4355E310E7241239C4207A5C0E62E4F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Commission shall evaluate
specific flood and erosion circumstances that affect life and property in the
State.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID76130ceef41d4ed9bbff802bc9fab719"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>The
Commission shall develop recommendations on—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3752671f90f9493db360a79ceab242e1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the development
and implementation of flood and erosion control and mitigation solutions in
villages and communities identified by the Commission as being most in need of
those solutions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb8ae8dd823f44e889ba170fea11abac5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>programs and
budgets of Federal and State agencies responsible for administrating Federal
and State floodplain management authorities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD75CA5B895294E139FDAA58D5FBE9775"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the establishment
of State erosion management responsibilities and authorities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID80b13b30dbe04710a5a2e5fadf809ab5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>changes in law,
policies, and programs that the Commission determines are necessary or
desirable to provide an integrated Federal-State erosion and flood management
authority;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd144a23cf4d440f398b10b61e5fccb20"><enum>(5)</enum><text>improving
coordination and consultation between the Federal and State governments in
making resource allocation and flood and erosion control and mitigation
decisions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID133ab62b3e5347678d997f2a065dc640"><enum>(6)</enum><text>ways to avoid
conflict between the State and Alaska Native people in the allocation of
resources;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID55fa2cf300cb46b39096f1d54ee2eb48"><enum>(7)</enum><text>ensuring that
higher priority is given to achieving long-term sustainability of communities
from debilitating flood and erosion losses than to short-term project and
infrastructure development needs, if the flood and erosion control and
mitigation solution is publicly funded; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5A349011522945718775A01057B48337"><enum>(8)</enum><text>ensuring that the
economic and social well-being of Alaska Native people and other residents of
the State is not compromised by a risk of erosion or flood that could be
avoided through long-term planning.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idAC622537742745F781EB13723EAD43E7"><enum>103.</enum><header>Administration</header>
<subsection id="ID495d104fb1024b598d531e73ccb9e7d1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Advisers</header><text>To
assist the Commission in carrying out this Act, the Commission shall establish
a committee of technical advisers to the Commission with expertise in—</text>
<paragraph id="IDe774d8ee11504d5b8bcb945cbc8d25cb"><enum>(1)</enum><text>coastal
engineering;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf74006a4d4df42daa8027828e387c96c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the adverse
impact of flood and erosion management;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFB2B8C47B5BC4739A468EFDACCA1E968"><enum>(3)</enum><text>rural community
planning in the State;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8fd39030483e44b4b00639bbd1df2209"><enum>(4)</enum><text>how city and
borough governments are affected by erosion;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa35692df07ff49edad7cfefd2548f878"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the relationship
between State and local governments and Alaska Native villages; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID42adbef3aadb48edacf4f18cf5344cdd"><enum>(6)</enum><text>any other
interest that the Commission determines is appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8fb22504dac84629ad03e0ce684247c8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Records</header>
<paragraph id="IDa96419860df0449198c37cf71940e760"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Commission shall maintain complete records of the
activities of the Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1f002eb2db404744bdd6db8dc3cf46c2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public
inspection</header><text>Records maintained under paragraph (1) shall be
available for public inspection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC2459441B1A44607AB6EA68BF0ABA789"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Hearings</header><text>The
Commission may hold such hearings, meet and act at such times and places, take
such testimony, and receive such evidence as the Commission considers advisable
to carry out this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDab40e161fecc4a499bd2f419a261d00d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Information
from Federal agencies</header>
<paragraph id="ID99b59e1cf5ee4aafa5008308cfde98ec"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Commission may secure directly from a Federal agency
such information as the Commission considers necessary to carry out this
title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd6ebb2c0bc88401da2dd13455269f8d0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Provision of
information</header><text>On request of a Cochairperson of the Commission, the
head of the agency shall provide the information to the Commission.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5AD111E2FAD34BC7B9B48AD154B935A6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Gifts</header><text>The
Commission may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services or
property to carry out the duties of the Commission.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id90551239694A487A9AF1618B4B655B51"><enum>104.</enum><header>Commission
personnel matters</header>
<subsection id="idB0F4120783484C13AC94B7B1BEF19AC7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Compensation of
members</header>
<paragraph id="id0F24682D9F3247719E84E83068192ED6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Non-Federal
employees</header><text>A member of the Commission who is not an officer or
employee of the Federal Government shall be compensated at a rate equal to the
daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the
Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each
day (including travel time) during which the member is engaged in the
performance of the duties of the Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCEFACE81CC9C4ECFA8C3048676CECC0C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal or
state employees</header><text>A member of the Commission who is an officer or
employee of the Federal or State government shall serve without compensation in
addition to the compensation received for the services of the member as an
officer or employee of the Federal or State Government.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA50FC1E04B334D2D95C3B304CD509906"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Travel
expenses</header><text>A member of the Commission shall be allowed travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for an
employee of an agency under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United
States Code, while away from the home or regular place of business of the
member in the performance of the duties of the Commission.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id72F26E0A105D414FAC5ECB000F445D37"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Staff</header>
<paragraph id="id6FAEF78AC68D4F3D9998CF7B51A36028"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Cochairpersons of the Commission may, without regard
to the civil service laws (including regulations), appoint and terminate an
executive director and such other additional personnel as are necessary to
enable the Commission to perform the duties of the Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id52B30C41401E482EA4FAB9AE629B865F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Confirmation of
executive director</header><text>The employment of an executive director shall
be subject to confirmation by the Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5A11CB52670440F2B4E25BEC7AF37DC7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Compensation</header>
<subparagraph id="id2A286FF60BA441F2AE6FF16536EFCCB1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the
Cochairpersons of the Commission may fix the compensation of the executive
director and other personnel without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and
subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to
classification of positions and General Schedule pay rates.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA98659482A3446AEB8E1691C3946B01F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Maximum rate of
pay</header><text>The rate of pay for the executive director and other
personnel shall not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive
Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id408AA6ADCAED4BBBBAA23065E966EF02"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Detail of
Federal government employees</header>
<paragraph id="id5FE1F1491B574293A9711AC65C96633D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An employee of the Federal Government may be detailed to
the Commission without reimbursement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id12104FFC737A4241B408F9D5ACB49FE4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Civil service
status</header><text>The detail of the employee shall be without interruption
or loss of civil service status or privilege.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC9D2F74AFDC14E668B6D29B585174ECB"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Procurement of
temporary and intermittent services</header><text>The Cochairpersons of the
Commission may procure temporary and intermittent services in accordance with
section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates for individuals that
do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed
for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of that title.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF826002611CB4A20870CBD688CFDBB86"><enum>105.</enum><header>Reports</header>
<subsection id="IDa4f0495970274845b2361e326b372152"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Interim
reports</header><text>Not later than September 30 of each year, the Commission
shall submit to Congress, the Secretary, and the legislature of the
State—</text>
<paragraph id="idE02192E95FEB4CFF9008ED9D055CEC98"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a report that
describes the activities of the Commission in the preceding calendar year;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa3a8e1a8806f416c966fb8f950ad7c49"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a report that
describes—</text>
<subparagraph id="id0E029807004A426AABFD7097A459566E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any immediate
need of the Commission; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA9DEA7166C7A48AABBA1232A6327315E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any imminent
threat action directive for the coordinated response to erosion and flooding in
the case of an emergency.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2af065318f864776a9d13fa89172ed09"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Final
report</header><text>Not later than September 30, 2011, the Commission shall
submit to Congress, the Secretary, and the legislature of the State a final
report that describes—</text>
<paragraph id="ID83a7bc68557849f088e88402b89eb98c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the activities
and findings of the Commission; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id663C9EC0968C42D5AFB04D7D62671A6B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the
recommendations of the Commission for legislation and administrative actions
the Commission considers appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8ec399545f5941ffa57de092e8990c8e" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>106.</enum><header>Termination of
commission</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Commission
shall terminate on September 30, 2011.</text>
</section><enum>II</enum><header>Flood and
erosion control and mitigation</header>
<section id="idC9A8F6270FA44AC682E8C4380119DA77"><enum>201.</enum><header>Evaluation and
prioritization</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than
120 days after the date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the
Secretary, in consultation with the Commission, shall evaluate and prioritize
specific flood and erosion circumstances that affect life and property in the
State.</text>
</section><section id="id65D828E51E7741ACA858682341B3DCA1"><enum>202.</enum><header>Flood and
erosion control and mitigation</header>
<subsection id="id8599887A354C4358BBBCEC153B4AAA6B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than September 15, 2006, the Secretary, in
consultation with the Commission, shall examine the most cost-effective ways of
carrying out flood and erosion control and mitigation solutions devised by the
Commission for the 9 villages in the State identified in the Government
Accountability Office Report 04–142.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idE98F3DD868074EDB8A2F5FB299196264"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cost-Effective
technology</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Commission,
shall implement a solution described in subsection (a) using the most
cost-effective technology to protect life and property in the State,
including—</text>
<paragraph id="id9220E324B134406CB779988A38FCA286"><enum>(1)</enum><text>movement of
structures;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id26494452EB51421A834614B05BCA1E19"><enum>(2)</enum><text>nonstructural
land management of erosion-prone areas; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD2EB0ACC620044CD8250CA3D44151598"><enum>(3)</enum><text>structural
erosion control techniques.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD3E38BFA7E4347E599C10154E02FA64E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grants to State
and local governments</header><text>For any fiscal year after fiscal year 2006,
the Secretary may implement a solution described in subsection (a) through the
State government or a local government by making a grant to a government using
the remainder of any funds appropriated to the Secretary for appropriate flood
and erosion control and mitigation solutions.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id7D1AAB6D4E68406CA22B7E20D2DB0218"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Factors</header><text>In
implementing a solution under this section, the Secretary, in consultation with
the Commission, shall consider—</text>
<paragraph id="id2A5492933B954A809EB484FC041A5864"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the design life
of structural erosion control projects;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBE9EFEC8E7BA4CB4A10D5E2803859E4D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the cost
effectiveness of all erosion control projects; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id57602FE4CE7147089098CA09F1CE6C2A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the availability
of a revolving loan fund administered by the State for relocation, elevation,
and flood proofing of flood- or erosion-prone structures.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC04165E095554B8D85F1253306F84CB8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of carrying out a project or
activity under this section shall be 75 percent.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id0490E08C60E446B8832FA8E1F03E3A60"><enum>203.</enum><header>Mitigation</header>
<subsection id="IDe0d7e55eb2a2465196eff2b332595233"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Commission, may
take any action necessary to mitigate the loss of structures and infrastructure
from flood and erosion using the most cost effective means practicable to
provide the longest-term benefit, including—</text>
<paragraph id="id23A4533974A5423BACF69DE35115E738"><enum>(1)</enum><text>relocation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE71EF1C080284477A492A3D7EA2C261B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>elevation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0CC09AA6A86C4555A68DA4F8B73AA652"><enum>(3)</enum><text>flood proofing;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id19C026E694734A6391E71C659FDA5CB9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>land management
alternatives.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id821CAD36B97845BE8321B6490B54ABBF"><enum>204.</enum><header>Administration</header>
<subsection id="idEE266B3515904A46B494BFAFE6E29B4B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Consultation</header>
<text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id2869A464260B4FC0A881B81C7D5773B3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consult with the
Commission and appropriate Federal and State agencies; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id952EBE2B2D4A40A7B2A4E8FEF4CD8108"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide oversight
authority, responsibility, and directives to agencies developing relocation and
flood and erosion control and mitigation plans.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0e8d193898f24d7ca4556e88a850966a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Valid existing
rights</header><text>This subsection does not limit any right recognized under
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) that is in
existence at the time of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8d14ae02e7774f35a6f1d2e699becd65"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authority of
the secretary</header><text>This title does not impair the authority of the
Secretary to make contracts and grant leases, permits, rights-of-way, and
easements.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<section id="ID323236b4fc4841aaa9a408524891e7d9"><enum>301.</enum>
<header>Authorization of appropriations</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID808d61a912544efe932d6d8f3307ea8c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal
years 2006 through 2011 such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act, to
remain available until expended.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFC479BAA9D94438CA2744D15FBB05344"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Commission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may use not to exceed
$250,000 of the funds made available under subsection (a) for the expenses of
the Commission, including hiring any necessary staff.</text>
</subsection></section>