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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4090 

To reauthorize the National Dam Safety Program Act, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 27, 2012 

Mr. CARNAHAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the National Dam Safety Program Act, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Dam Safety Act of 

5 2011’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 

7 The purpose of this Act is to reduce the risks to life 

8 and property from dam failure in the United States 

9 through the reauthorization of an effective national dam 

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1 sources of the Federal and non-Federal communities in 

2 achieving national dam safety hazard reduction. 

3 SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PRO4 GRAM ACT. 

5 (a) ADMINISTRATOR.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The National Dam Safety 

7 Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467 et seq.) is amended by 

8 striking ‘‘Director’’ each place it appears and insert9 ing ‘‘Administrator’’. 

10 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2(3) 

11 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 467(3)) is amended by strik12 ing ‘‘(3) DIRECTOR’’ and inserting ‘‘(3) ADMINIS13 TRATOR’’. 

14 (b) INSPECTION OF DAMS.—Section 3(b)(1) of such 

15 Act (33 U.S.C. 467a(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘or 

16 maintenance’’ and inserting ‘‘maintenance, condition, or 

17 provision for emergency operations’’. 

18 (c) NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PROGRAM.— 

19 (1) OBJECTIVES.—Section 8(c)(4) of such Act 

20 (33 U.S.C. 467f(c)(4)) is amended to read as fol21 lows: 

22 ‘‘(4) develop and implement a comprehensive 

23 dam safety hazard education and public awareness 

24 program to assist the public in mitigating against, 


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1 preparing for, responding to, and recovering from 

2 dam incidents;’’. 

3 (2) BOARD.—Section 8(f)(4) of such Act (33 

4 U.S.C. 467f(f)(4)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, rep5 resentatives from nongovernmental organizations,’’ 

6 after ‘‘State agencies’’. 

7 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

8 (1) NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PROGRAM.— 

9 (A) ANNUAL AMOUNTS.—Section 13(a)(1) 

10 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 467j(a)(1)) is amended 

11 by striking ‘‘$6,500,000 for fiscal year 2007, 

12 $7,100,000 for fiscal year 2008, $7,600,000 for 

13 fiscal year 2009, $8,300,000 for fiscal year 

14 2010, and $9,200,000 for fiscal year 2011’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘$7,100,000 for each of fiscal years 

16 2012 through 2015’’. 

17 (B) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ALLOCATION.— 

18 (i) IN GENERAL.—Section 13(a)(2)(B) 

19 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 467j(a)(2)(B)) is 

20 amended by striking ‘‘50 percent of the 

21 reasonable cost of implementing the State 

22 dam safety program’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

23 amount of funds committed by the State to 

24 implement dam safety program activities’’. 


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1 (ii) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment 

2 made by clause (i) shall apply to fiscal year 

3 2013 and each fiscal year thereafter. 

4 (2) NATIONAL DAM INVENTORY.—Section 13(b) 

5 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 467j(b)) is amended by 

6 striking ‘‘$650,000 for fiscal year 2007, $700,000 

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

8 $800,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $850,000 for fis9 cal year 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘$550,000 for each of 

10 fiscal years 2012 through 2015’’. 

11 (3) PUBLIC AWARENESS.—Section 13 of such 

12 Act (33 U.S.C. 467j) is amended— 

13 (A) by redesignating subsections (c) 

14 through (f) as subsections (d) through (g), re15 spectively; and 

16 (B) by inserting after subsection (b) the 

17 following new subsection: 

18 ‘‘(c) PUBLIC AWARENESS.—There is authorized to be 

19 appropriated to carry out section 8(c)(4) $600,000 for 

20 each of fiscal years 2012 through 2015.’’. 

21 (4) RESEARCH.—Section 13(d) of such Act (as 

22 redesignated by paragraph (3)) is amended by strik23 ing ‘‘$1,600,000 for fiscal year 2007, $1,700,000 for 

24 fiscal year 2008, $1,800,000 for fiscal year 2009, 

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1 fiscal year 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,100,000 for 

2 each of fiscal years 2012 through 2015’’. 

3 (5) DAM SAFETY TRAINING.—Section 13(e) of 

4 such Act (as redesignated by paragraph (3)) is 

5 amended by striking ‘‘$550,000 for fiscal year 2007, 

6 $600,000 for fiscal year 2008, $650,000 for fiscal 

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

8 $750,000 for fiscal year 2011’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘$750,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 

10 2015’’. 

11 (6) STAFF.—Section 13(f) of such Act (as re12 designated by paragraph (3)) is amended by striking 

13 ‘‘$700,000 for fiscal year 2007, $800,000 for fiscal 

14 year 2008, $900,000 for fiscal year 2009, 

15 $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $1,100,000 for 

16 fiscal year 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘$800,000 for each 

17 of fiscal years 2012 through 2015’’. 

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