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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1489 

To amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to identify and ensure 

the safety of dams in need of repair and rehabilitation, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 11, 2013 

Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York (for himself and Mr. GIBSON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to identify 

and ensure the safety of dams in need of repair and 

rehabilitation, 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 2013’’. 

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 safety program that brings together the expertise and re2 sources of Federal and non-Federal communities in 

3 achieving national dam safety hazard reduction. 

4 SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PRO5 GRAM ACT. 

6 (a) ADMINISTRATOR.— 

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

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

9 striking ‘‘Director’’ each place it appears and insert10 ing ‘‘Administrator’’. 

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

12 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 467(3)) is amended in the 

13 paragraph heading by striking ‘‘DIRECTOR’’ and in14 serting ‘‘ADMINISTRATOR’’. 

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

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

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

18 provision for emergency operations’’. 

19 (c) NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PROGRAM.— 

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

21 (33 U.S.C. 467f(c)(4)) is amended to read as fol22 lows: 

23 ‘‘(4) develop and implement a comprehensive 

24 dam safety hazard education and public awareness 

25 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 ‘‘$8,024,000 for each of fiscal years 

16 2013 through 2016’’. 

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 ‘‘$383,000 for each of 

10 fiscal years 2013 through 2016’’. 

11 (3) RESEARCH.—Section 13(c) of such Act (33 

12 U.S.C. 467j(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘$1,600,000 

13 for fiscal year 2007, $1,700,000 for fiscal year 

14 2008, $1,800,000 for fiscal year 2009, $1,900,000 

15 for fiscal year 2010, and $2,000,000 for fiscal year 

16 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000 for each of fiscal 

17 years 2013 through 2016’’. 

18 (4) DAM SAFETY TRAINING.—Section 13(d) of 

19 such Act (33 U.S.C. 467j(d)) is amended by striking 

20 ‘‘$550,000 for fiscal year 2007, $600,000 for fiscal 

21 year 2008, $650,000 for fiscal year 2009, $700,000 

22 for fiscal year 2010, and $750,000 for fiscal year 

23 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘$750,000 for each of fiscal 

24 years 2013 through 2016’’. 


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1 (5) STAFF.—Section 13(e) of such Act (33 

2 U.S.C. 467j(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘$700,000 

3 for fiscal year 2007, $800,000 for fiscal year 2008, 

4 $900,000 for fiscal year 2009, $1,000,000 for fiscal 

5 year 2010, and $1,100,000 for fiscal year 2011’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘$436,000 for each of fiscal years 

7 2013 through 2016’’. 

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