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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4981 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2006 

Received 

NOVEMBER 13, 2006 

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

AN ACT 

To amend the National Dam Safety Program Act. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 2006’’. 

4 SEC. 2. NATIONAL DAM INVENTORY. 

5 Section 6 of the National Dam Safety Program Act 

6 (33 U.S.C. 467d) is amended to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 6. NATIONAL DAM INVENTORY. 

8 ‘‘The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief 

9 of Engineers, shall maintain and update information on 

10 the inventory of dams in the United States. Such inven11 tory of dams shall include an assessment of each dam 

12 based on inspections completed by either a Federal agency 

13 or a State dam safety agency.’’. 

14 SEC. 3. NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PROGRAM. 

15 Section 8(b)(1) of the National Dam Safety Program 

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

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

18 and target dates toward effectively administering this Act 

19 in order to’’. 

20 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

21 Section 13 of the National Dam Safety Program Act 

22 (33 U.S.C. 467j) is amended to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘SEC. 13. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

24 ‘‘(a) NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PROGRAM.— 

25 ‘‘(1) ANNUAL AMOUNTS.—There are authorized 

26 to be appropriated to FEMA to carry out sections 


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1 7, 8, and 11 (in addition to any amounts made 

2 available for similar purposes included in any other 

3 Act and amounts made available under subsections 

4 (b) through (e)) $6,500,000 for fiscal year 2007, 

5 $7,100,000 for fiscal year 2008, $7,600,000 for fis6 cal year 2009, $8,300,000 for fiscal year 2010, and 

7 $9,200,000 for fiscal year 2011. Such sums shall re8 main available until expended. 

9 ‘‘(2) ALLOCATION.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara11 graphs (B) and (C), for each fiscal year, 

12 amounts made available under this subsection 

13 to carry out section 8 shall be allocated among 

14 the States as follows: 

15 ‘‘(i) One-third among States that 

16 qualify for assistance under section 8(e). 

17 ‘‘(ii) Two-thirds among States that 

18 qualify for assistance under section 8(e), to 

19 each State in proportion to— 

20 ‘‘(I) the number of dams in the 

21 State that are listed as State-regu22 lated dams on the inventory of dams 

23 maintained under section 6; as com24 pared to 


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1 ‘‘(II) the number of dams in all 

2 States that are listed as State-regu3 lated dams on the inventory of dams 

4 maintained under section 6. 

5 ‘‘(B) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ALLOCA6 TION.—The amount of funds allocated to a 

7 State under this paragraph may not exceed 50 

8 percent of the reasonable cost of implementing 

9 the State dam safety program. 

10 ‘‘(C) DETERMINATION.—The Director and 

11 the Board shall determine the amount allocated 

12 to States. 

13 ‘‘(b) NATIONAL DAM INVENTORY.—There is author14 ized to be appropriated to carry out section 6 $650,000 

15 for fiscal year 2007, $700,000 for fiscal year 2008, 

16 $750,000 for fiscal year 2009, $800,000 for fiscal year 

17 2010, and $850,000 for fiscal year 2011. 

18 ‘‘(c) RESEARCH.—There is authorized to be appro19 priated to carry out section 9 $1,600,000 for fiscal year 

20 2007, $1,700,000 for fiscal year 2008, $1,800,000 for fis21 cal year 2009, $1,900,000 for fiscal year 2010, and 

22 $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. Such sums shall remain 

23 available until expended. 

24 ‘‘(d) DAM SAFETY TRAINING.—There is authorized 

25 to be appropriated to carry out section 10 $550,000 for 


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

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

3 $750,000 for fiscal year 2011. 

4 ‘‘(e) STAFF.—There is authorized to be appropriated 

5 to FEMA for the employment of such additional staff per6 sonnel as are necessary to carry out sections 8 through 

7 10 $700,000 for fiscal year 2007, $800,000 for fiscal year 

8 2008, $900,000 for fiscal year 2009, $1,000,000 for fiscal 

9 year 2010, and $1,100,000 for fiscal year 2011. 

10 ‘‘(f) LIMITATION ON USE OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts 

11 made available under this Act may not be used to con12 struct or repair any Federal or non-Federal dam.’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives September 27, 

2006. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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