109TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2735

AN ACT

To amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to reauthorize the national dam safety program, 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. DAM SAFETY.

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the

5 ‘‘Dam Safety Act of 2006’’.
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1 (b) NATIONAL DAM INVENTORY.—Section 6 of the

2 National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467d) is

3 amended to read as follows:

4 ‘‘SEC. 6. NATIONAL DAM INVENTORY.

5 ‘‘The Secretary of the Army shall maintain and up6 date information on the inventory of dams in the United

7 States. Such inventory of dams shall include any available

8 information assessing each dam based on inspections com9 pleted by either a Federal agency or a State dam safety

10 agency.’’.

11 (c) NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PROGRAM.—

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

13 Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467f(b)(1)) is

14 amended by striking ‘‘and target dates to’’ and in15 serting ‘‘performance measures, and target dates to16 ward effectively administering this Act in order to’’.

17 (2) ASSISTANCE FOR STATE DAM SAFETY PRO18 GRAMS.—Section 8(e)(2)(A) of the National Dam

19 Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467f(e)(2)(A)) is

20 amended—

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

22 striking ‘‘substantially’’;

23 (B) by redesignating clauses (iv) through

24 (x) as clauses (v) through (xi), respectively;
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1 (C) by inserting after clause (iii) the fol2 lowing:

3 ‘‘(iv) the authority to require or per4 form periodic evaluations of all dams and

5 reservoirs to determine the extent of the

6 threat to human life and property in case

7 of failure;’’; and

8 (D) in clause (vii) (as redesignated by sub9 paragraph (B)), by inserting ‘‘install and mon10 itor instrumentation,’’ after ‘‘remedial work,’’.

11 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section

12 13 of the National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C.

13 467j) is amended—

14 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking

15 ‘‘$6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 through

16 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘$6,500,000 for fiscal year

17 2007, $7,100,000 for fiscal year 2008, $7,600,000

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

19 2010, and $9,200,000 for fiscal year 2011’’;

20 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘$500,000 for

21 each fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘$650,000 for fiscal

22 year 2007, $700,000 for fiscal year 2008, $750,000

23 for fiscal year 2009, $800,000 for fiscal year 2010,

24 and $850,000 for fiscal year 2011’’;
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1 (3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘$1,500,000

2 for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2006’’ and in3 serting ‘‘$1,600,000 for fiscal year 2007,

4 $1,700,000 for fiscal year 2008, $1,800,000 for fis5 cal year 2009, $1,900,000 for fiscal year 2010, and

6 $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2011’’;

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

8 each of fiscal years 2003 through 2006’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘$550,000 for fiscal year 2007, $600,000 for

10 fiscal year 2008, $650,000 for fiscal year 2009,

11 $700,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $750,000 for fis12 cal year 2011’’; and

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

14 each of fiscal years 2003 through 2006’’ and insert15 ing ‘‘$700,000 for fiscal year 2007, $800,000 for

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

17 $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $1,100,000 for

18 fiscal year 2011’’.

Passed the Senate December 6, 2006.

Attest:

Secretary.
109TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2735

AN ACT

To amend the National Dam Safety Program Act

and for other purposes.to reauthorize the national dam safety program,