Assistance authorized. The Secretary may provide financial assist- ance to a local organization to cover a portion of the total costs incurred for the rehabilita- tion of structural measures originally con- structed as part of a covered water resource project. The total costs of rehabilitation in- clude the costs associated with all components of the rehabilitation project, including acqui- sition of land, easements, and rights-of-ways, rehabilitation project administration, the pro- vision of technical assistance, contracting, and construction costs, except that the local organization shall be responsible for securing all land, easements, or rights-of-ways nec- xxxxxx for the project.
Assistance authorized. The Secretary is authorized to award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agree- ments with, eligible entities to enable the eligi- ble entities to carry out the purposes of such parts in accordance with the comprehensive plan described in subsection (a).
