PUBLIC LAW 109–460—DEC. 22, 2006 120 STAT. 3401

Public Law 109–460

109th Congress

An Act

To amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to reauthorize the national dam

safety program, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DAM SAFETY.

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Dam Safety

Act of 2006’’.

(b) NATIONAL DAM INVENTORY.—Section 6 of the National Dam

Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467d) is amended to read as follows:

‘‘SEC. 6. NATIONAL DAM INVENTORY.

‘‘The Secretary of the Army shall maintain and update information on the inventory of dams in the United States. Such inventory

of dams shall include any available information assessing each

dam based on inspections completed by either a Federal agency

or a State dam safety agency.’’.

(c) NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PROGRAM.—

(1) DUTIES.—Section 8(b)(1) of the National Dam Safety

Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467f(b)(1)) is amended by striking

‘‘and target dates to’’ and inserting ‘‘performance measures,

and target dates toward effectively administering this Act in

order to’’.

(2) ASSISTANCE FOR STATE DAM SAFETY PROGRAMS.—Section

8(e)(2)(A) of the National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C.

467f(e)(2)(A)) is amended—

(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking

‘‘substantially’’;

(B) by redesignating clauses (iv) through (x) as clauses

(v) through (xi), respectively;

(C) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:

‘‘(iv) the authority to require or perform periodic

evaluations of all dams and reservoirs to determine

the extent of the threat to human life and property

in case of failure;’’; and

(D) in clause (vii) (as redesignated by subparagraph

(B)), by inserting ‘‘install and monitor instrumentation,’’

after ‘‘remedial work,’’.

(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 13 of the

National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467j) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘$6,000,000 for each

of fiscal years 2003 through 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘$6,500,000

for fiscal year 2007, $7,100,000 for fiscal year 2008, $7,600,000

Dam Safety Act

of 2006.

33 USC 467 note.

Dec. 22, 2006

[S. 2735]

120 STAT. 3402 PUBLIC LAW 109–460—DEC. 22, 2006

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2735 (H.R. 4981):

SENATE REPORTS: No. 109–276 (Comm. on Environment and Public Works).

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 152 (2006):

Dec. 6, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 8, considered and passed House.

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for fiscal year 2009, $8,300,000 for fiscal year 2010, and

$9,200,000 for fiscal year 2011’’; (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘$500,000 for each fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘$650,000 for fiscal year 2007, $700,000

for fiscal year 2008, $750,000 for fiscal year 2009, $800,000

for fiscal year 2010, and $850,000 for fiscal year 2011’’;

(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘$1,500,000 for each of

fiscal years 2003 through 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,600,000 for

fiscal year 2007, $1,700,000 for fiscal year 2008, $1,800,000

for fiscal year 2009, $1,900,000 for fiscal year 2010, and

$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2011’’;

(4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘$500,000 for each of

fiscal years 2003 through 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘$550,000 for

fiscal year 2007, $600,000 for fiscal year 2008, $650,000 for

fiscal year 2009, $700,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $750,000

for fiscal year 2011’’; and

(5) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘$600,000 for each of

fiscal years 2003 through 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘$700,000 for

fiscal year 2007, $800,000 for fiscal year 2008, $900,000 for

fiscal year 2009, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $1,100,000

for fiscal year 2011’’.

Approved December 22, 2006.