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[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2735 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.2735

                       One Hundred Ninth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America

                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
             the third day of January, two thousand and six

                                 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 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''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
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