HEADQUARTERS

The National Committee on Levee Safety Report to Congress

• Recommendations for a National Levee Safety Program: A Report to Congress from the National Committee on Levee Safety, January 15, 2009 (pdf, 5.18 MB)
• Status of the Recommendations for a National Levee Safety Program (Updated, July 2011) (pdf, 405 KB)

National Committee on Levee Safety Issue Papers

• Frequently Asked Questions
• Creating a National Levee Safety Program: Recommendations from the National Committee on Levee Safety (pdf, 255 KB)
• Creating a National Levee Safety Program: An Overview for Native American Communities (pdf, 607 KB)
• Leadership, Independence & Coordination: Establish the National Levee Safety Commission (pdf, 162 KB)
• Strong State Levee Safety Programs in All States (pdf, 182 KB)
• Align Federal Programs to Promote Levee Safety (pdf, 194 KB)
• The Definition of a "Levee" under a National Levee Safety Program (pdf, 438 KB)
• Conduct a National Inventory of Levees & Expand the National Levee Database (pdf, 158 KB)
• Environmental Protection and Levee Safety (pdf, 149 KB)
• All Properties in Leveed Areas Should Have Risk-Based Flood Insurance (pdf, 430 KB)
• Establish Comprehensive National Levee Safety Standards (pdf, 245 KB)
• The National Levee Rehabilitation, Improvement and Flood Mitigation Fund (pdf, 160 KB)
• Swiftly Address Liability Concerns to Encourage Local, State, and National Levee Safety Programs (pdf, 173 KB)

Stakeholder Involvement and Feedback

• What We Are Hearing: A Summary of Stakeholder Feedback, August 2011 (pdf, 620 KB)
• Stakeholder Involvement Past and Future
• Regional Workshops: Recommendations for a National Levee Safety Program (pdf, 215 KB)
• Levee Safety Connections, a quarterly newsletter providing status updates on the recommendations for a proposed National Levee Safety Program, stakeholder feedback, and information about the state of levees in the nation.
• Conference Presentations
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Legislation is Needed to Create a National Levee Safety Program

• Levee Safety Legislative History

• American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Position on a National Levee Safety Program
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Policy Statement 511 on a National Levee Safety Program
• Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) Position on a National Levee Safety Program
• National Association of Flood & Stormwater Management Agencies Resolution in Support of a National Levee Safety Program (3 November 2011) (pdf, 64.8 MB)

• Overview of Legislation Needed to Implement the National Levee Safety Program (pdf, 482 KB)
• Draft: Proposed Legislative Framework Implementing the Recommendations of the National Committee on Levee Safety [Disclaimer: This draft legislative framework has been developed by the nonfederal members of the National Committee on Levee Safety and is not endorsed by nor should it be construed as an Army or Administration position.] (pdf, 322 KB)
• Overview of Legislation Needed to Implement the National Levee Safety Program via a Water Resources Development Act (pdf, 463 KB)
• Draft: Proposed Legislative Framework Implementing the Recommendations of the National Committee on Levee Safety via a Water Resources Development Act (September 2010). (pdf, 250 KB) [Disclaimer: This draft legislative framework has been developed by the nonfederal members of the National Committee on Levee Safety and is not endorsed by nor should it be construed as an Army or Administration position.]