33 U.S.C. § 426p: Corps of Engineers

provide emergency assistance to prevent or reduce damage attributable to high water levels in the Great Lakes, including provision of sandbags, sheeting, and stones and other armoring devices (taking account of flooding and erosion of other property which may be caused by such activity) but not including construction of permanent structures; provide technical assistance to individuals and local governments with respect to measures to prevent or reduce such damage; and water levels of the Great Lakes, techniques for prevention or reduction of such damage, and emergency relief available to persons who suffer economic injury attributable to high water levels in the Great Lakes. section 403 of this title ; or section 1344 of this title ; In issuing permits under sections 403 and 1344 of this title for a project involving dredging of any portion of the Great Lakes, the Secretary of the Army shall, if feasible, encourage for bank stabilization purposes the disposal of nonhazardous compatible sand from such project on shorelines affected by erosion. In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary of the Army shall consult affected State and local governments. The Director is authorized to provide assistance to Great Lakes States in the establishment of State programs to reduce and prevent damage attributable to high water levels in the Great Lakes. preparation of plans for mitigation, warning, emergency operations, and emergency assistance; coordination of available State and Federal assistance; development and implementation of nonstructural measures to reduce or prevent damage attributable to high water levels in the Great Lakes, including establishment of setback requirements and other conditions on construction and reconstruction of public and private facilities, mapping of flooding zones, and technical assistance; and assisting local governments in developing and implementing plans for nonstructural reduction and prevention of damages attributable to high water levels in the Great Lakes. The Director may provide technical assistance to Great Lakes States for carrying out any activity carried out with assistance under this section. A State which receives a grant under this section shall match the grant with an amount of funds from non-Federal sources equal to 25 percent of the amount of the grant. There are authorized to be appropriated for making grants under this section not more than $2,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1988 .” The term ‘Director’ means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The term ‘high water levels’ means water levels above the long-term average of water levels from 1900. The term ‘local government’ means a county, city, village, town, district, or other political subdivision of a Great Lakes State and an Indian tribe or authorized tribal organization. The term ‘Great Lakes State’ means Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and New York.”