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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3362 

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

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 29, 2012 

Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, and Mr. CRAPO) 

introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 

Committee on Environment and Public Works 

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 2012’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 

7 The purpose of this Act and the amendments made 

8 by this Act is to reduce the risks to life and property from 

9 dam failure in the United States through the reauthoriza10 tion of an effective national dam safety program that 


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1 brings together the expertise and resources of the Federal 

2 and non-Federal communities in achieving national dam 

3 safety hazard reduction. 

4 SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATOR. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The National Dam Safety Pro6 gram Act (33 U.S.C. 467 et seq.) is amended by striking 

7 ‘‘Director’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Adminis8 trator’’. 

9 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2 of the 

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

11 amended— 

12 (1) by striking paragraph (3); 

13 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 

14 paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and 

15 (3) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as redes16 ignated by paragraph (2)) the following: 

17 ‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis18 trator’ means the Administrator of the Federal 

19 Emergency Management Agency.’’. 

20 SEC. 4. INSPECTION OF DAMS. 

21 Section 3(b)(1) of the National Dam Safety Program 

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

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

24 provisions for emergency operations’’. 


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1 SEC. 5. NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PROGRAM. 

2 (1) OBJECTIVES.—Section 8(c) of the National 

3 Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467f(c)) is 

4 amended by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘(4) develop and implement a comprehensive 

7 dam safety hazard education and public awareness 

8 program to assist the public in preparing for, miti9 gating, responding to, and recovering from dam inci10 dents;’’. 

11 (2) BOARD.—Section 8(f)(4) of the National 

12 Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467f(f)(4)) is 

13 amended by inserting ‘‘, representatives from non14 governmental organizations,’’ after ‘‘State agencies’’. 

15 SEC. 6. PUBLIC AWARENESS AND OUTREACH FOR DAM 

16 SAFETY. 

17 The National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 

18 467 et seq.) is amended— 

19 (1) by redesignating sections 11, 12, and 13 as 

20 sections 12, 13, and 14, respectively; and 

21 (2) by inserting after section 10 (33 U.S.C. 

22 467g–1) the following: 

23 ‘‘SEC. 11. PUBLIC AWARENESS AND OUTREACH FOR DAM 

24 SAFETY. 

25 ‘‘The Administrator, in consultation with other Fed26 eral agencies, State and local governments, dam owners, 


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1 the emergency management community, the private sec2 tor, nongovernmental organizations and associations, in3 stitutions of higher education, and any other appropriate 

4 entities shall carry out a nationwide public awareness and 

5 outreach program to assist the public in preparing for, 

6 mitigating, responding to, and recovering from dam inci7 dents.’’. 

8 SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

9 (1) NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PROGRAM.— 

10 (A) ANNUAL AMOUNTS.—Section 14(a)(1) 

11 of the National Dam Safety Program Act (33 

12 U.S.C. 467j(a)(1)) (as so redesignated) is 

13 amended by striking ‘‘$6,500,000’’ and all that 

14 follows through ‘‘2011’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘$9,200,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 

16 through 2016’’. 

17 (B) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ALLOCATION.— 

18 Section 14(a)(2)(B) of the National Dam Safe19 ty Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467j(a)(2)(B)) (as 

20 so redesignated) is amended— 

21 (i) by striking ‘‘The amount’’ and in22 serting the following: 

23 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The amount’’; and 

24 (ii) by adding at the end the fol25 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(ii) FISCAL YEAR 2013 AND SUBSE2 QUENT FISCAL YEARS.—For fiscal year 

3 2013 and each subsequent fiscal year, the 

4 amount of funds allocated to a State under 

5 this paragraph may not exceed the amount 

6 of funds committed by the State to imple7 ment dam safety activities.’’. 

8 (2) NATIONAL DAM INVENTORY.—Section 14(b) 

9 of the National Dam Safety Program Act (33 

10 U.S.C. 467j(b)) (as so redesignated) is amended by 

11 striking ‘‘$650,000’’ and all that follows through 

12 ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘$500,000 for each of fiscal 

13 years 2012 through 2016’’. 

14 (3) PUBLIC AWARENESS.—Section 14 of the 

15 National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467j) 

16 (as so redesignated) is amended— 

17 (A) by redesignating subsections (c) 

18 through (f) as subsections (d) through (g), re19 spectively; and 

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

21 following: 

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

23 appropriated to carry out section 11 $1,000,000 for each 

24 of fiscal years 2012 through 2016.’’. 


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1 (4) RESEARCH.—Section 14(d) of the National 

2 Dam Safety Program Act (as so redesignated) is 

3 amended by striking ‘‘$1,600,000’’ and all that fol4 lows through ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,450,000 for 

5 each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016’’. 

6 (5) DAM SAFETY TRAINING.—Section 14(e) of 

7 the National Dam Safety Program Act (as so redes8 ignated) is amended by striking ‘‘$550,000’’ and all 

9 that follows through ‘‘2011’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘$750,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 

11 2016’’. 

12 (6) STAFF.—Section 14(f) of the National Dam 

13 Safety Program Act (as so redesignated) is amended 

14 by striking ‘‘$700,000’’ and all that follows through 

15 ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000 for each of fiscal 

16 years 2012 through 2016’’. 

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