[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 33, Volume 3]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 33CFR203.13]



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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

 

 CHAPTER II--CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, DEPARTMENT OF 

                                 DEFENSE

 

PART 203_EMERGENCY EMPLOYMENT OF ARMY AND OTHER RESOURCES, NATURAL 

DISASTER PROCEDURES--Table of Contents

 

                         Subpart A_Introduction

 

Sec.  203.13  Available assistance.



    Corps assistance provided under authority of Public Law 84-99 is 

intended to be supplemental to State and local efforts. The principal 

assistance programs and activities of the Corps are described in this 

section.

    (a) Disaster preparedness. Technical assistance for many types of 

disasters is available to State and local interests. Primary Corps 

efforts are focused on technical assistance for, and inspections of, 

flood control works, and related flood fight preparedness and training 

activities. Technical assistance for specialized studies, project 

development, and related activities, and requirements for long term 

assistance, are normally beyond the scope of disaster preparedness 

assistance, and are appropriately addressed by other Corps authorities 

and programs. Subpart B addresses disaster preparedness responsibilities 

and activities.

    (b) Emergency operations. Emergency operations, consisting of Flood 

Response (flood fight and rescue operations) and Post Flood Response 

assistance, may be provided to supplement State and local emergency 

operations efforts. Subpart C of this part addresses emergency 

operations assistance.

    (c) Rehabilitation. The Corps may rehabilitate flood control works 

damaged or destroyed by floods and coastal storms. The Corps 

Rehabilitation and Inspection Program (RIP) incorporates both disaster 

preparedness activities and Rehabilitation Assistance. The RIP consists 

of a process to inspect flood control works; a status determination, 

i.e., an inspection-based determination of qualification for future 

potential Rehabilitation Assistance; and the provision of Rehabilitation 

Assistance to those projects with Active status that are damaged in a 

flood or coastal storm event. Subpart D addresses Rehabilitation 

Assistance and the RIP.

    (d) Emergency water supplies due to contaminated water source. The 

Corps may provide emergency supplies of clean water to any locality 

confronted with a source of contaminated water causing, or likely to 

cause, a substantial threat to the public health and welfare of the 

inhabitants of the locality. Subpart E addresses emergency water supply 

assistance.

    (e) Drought assistance. Corps assistance may be provided to drought-

distressed areas (as declared by the Secretary of the Army or his 

delegated nominee) to construct wells and to transport water for human 

consumption. Subpart E addresses drought assistance.

    (f) Advance Measures. Advance Measures assistance may be provided to 

protect against imminent threats of predicted, but unusual, floods. 

Advance Measures projects must be justified from an engineering and 

economic standpoint, and must be capable of completion in a timely 

manner. Advance Measures assistance may be provided only to protect 

against loss of life and/or significant damages to improved property due 

to flooding. Subpart F of this part addresses Advance Measures 

assistance.