; or (ii) the Missouri River Bank Stabilization and Navigation Project authorized by section 2 of the Act of March 2, 1945 (commonly known as the River and Harbor Act of 1945 ) (59 Stat. 19, chapter 19); and (B) a locally owned levee system, as identified by the Secretary for participation under the program under subsection (b). (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Army. (b) Program (1) In general The Secretary shall carry out a program to study, design, and construct water resources development projects, and modifications to completed water resources development projects, to provide flood protection to affected communities. (2) Preliminary technical evaluations The Secretary shall carry out, at full Federal expense, any technical evaluations or analyses of a Missouri River project determined by the Secretary to be necessary to formulate flood protection recommendations for affected communities that avoid or minimize— (A) the potential for flood risk transfer; and (B) adverse impacts to navigation and other authorized purposes of the applicable Missouri River project. (3) System plan (A) In general A preliminary technical evaluation under paragraph (2) shall include development of a system plan for reducing flood risk and improving resiliency that shall be used in recommending projects for construction. (B) Considerations In developing a system plan under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider— (i) recommendations of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program authorized by section 9(b) of the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the Flood Control Act of 1944 ) (58 Stat. 891, chapter 665), and subsequent relevant engineering observations and reports