On receipt of a request from a non-Federal interest, the Secretary may carry out a levee system evaluation of a federally authorized levee for purposes of the national flood insurance program established under chapter 1 [1] of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4011 et seq.) if the evaluation will be carried out earlier than such an evaluation would be carried out under subsection (a).
The Secretary may use amounts made available under section 1962d–16 of this title to carry out this subsection.
The Secretary shall apply the cost share under section 1962d–16(b) of this title to any activities carried out under this subsection.