On February 15, 2022, the Army Corps of Engineers proposed revisions to the Corps' natural disaster procedures under the Code of Federal Regulations, which implements a section of the Flood Control Act of 1941, as amended. Revisions will incorporate advances in risk-informed decision-making approaches and disaster response lessons learned, as well as recent amendments to this section of the Flood Control Act of 1941.
This revision is, in part, a response to recent climate change-driven events like Hurricanes Katrina and Harvey, which sparked significant litigation against the Corps for its management of flood control infrastructure. The Corps proposes to incorporate information from these events regarding project performance and the effects of climate change into its new procedures.
The Corps is accepting comments to its proposed changes until January 17, 2023.