United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-10-27 monographic deposited born digital 48 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-30 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-30 P0b002ee180393e03 f:d0430 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-30 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-30 GAO-04-30 Cost analysis Flood control Flood control management Construction costs Cost control Cost effectiveness analysis Reporting requirements Sacramento (CA) Sacramento River (CA) American River (CA) Natomas Basin (CA) Army Corps of Engineers Common Features Project Other Written Product A08762 In 1996 and 1999, Congress authorized the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) to strengthen sections of the American River and Natomas Basin levees that provide flood protection for Sacramento, California. In 2002, the Corps reported that the cost of this work, known as the Common Features Project, had increased significantly. GAO was asked to determine why costs increased, the extent to which the Corps analyzed and reported the potential cost increases to Congress in a timely manner, and whether the Corps correctly estimated economic benefits. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-30/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-30.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-30/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-30.pdf GAO-04-30 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-30 Other Written Product GAO-04-30; Corps Of Engineers: Improved Analysis of Costs and Benefits Needed for Sacramento Flood Protection Project; Cost analysis Flood control Flood control management Construction costs Cost control Cost effectiveness analysis Reporting requirements Sacramento (CA) Sacramento River (CA) American River (CA) Natomas Basin (CA) Army Corps of Engineers Common Features Project