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Calendar No. 539 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4176 

[Report No. 117–188] 

To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to modify the eligibility 

requirements for certain small water storage and groundwater storage 

projects and to authorize the use of funds for certain additional Carey 

Act projects, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 10, 2022 

Mr. RISCH introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

OCTOBER 18, 2022 

Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of October 14, 2022, by 

Mr. MANCHIN, with an amendment 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to 

modify the eligibility requirements for certain small water 

storage and groundwater storage projects and to authorize the use of funds for certain additional Carey Act 

projects, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN2 VESTMENT AND JOBS ACT OF SMALL WATER 

3 STORAGE AND GROUNDWATER STORAGE 

4 PROJECTS FOR CERTAIN GRANTS AND ADDI5 TIONAL CAREY ACT PROJECTS FOR CERTAIN 

6 FUNDS. 

7 (a) SMALL WATER STORAGE AND GROUNDWATER

8 STORAGE PROJECTS.—Section 40903(b)(1)(B)(i) of the 

9 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (43 U.S.C. 

10 3203(b)(1)(B)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘2,000’’ and in11 serting ‘‘2 200’’. 

12 (b) CAREY ACT PROJECTS.—Section 40904(b) of the 

13 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (43 U.S.C. 

14 3204(b)) is amended— 

15 (1) in paragraph (3), by redesignating subpara16 graphs (A) through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), 

17 respectively, and indenting appropriately; 

18 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 

19 (4) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, 

20 and indenting appropriately; 

21 (3) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) 

22 (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ 

23 and inserting the following: 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 

25 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

26 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL PROJECTS.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—On making the af2 firmative determinations described in subpara3 graph (B), the Secretary shall use amounts 

4 made available under section 40901(2)(B) to 

5 fund the rehabilitation, reconstruction, or re6 placement of any dams that were developed 

7 pursuant to, and continue to operate as dams 

8 under, section 4 of the Act of August 18, 1894 

9 (commonly known as the ‘Carey Act’) (43 

10 U.S.C. 641; 28 Stat. 422, chapter 301). 

11 ‘‘(B) DETERMINATIONS DESCRIBED.—The 

12 determinations referred to in subparagraph (A) 

13 are— 

14 ‘‘(i) a determination by the Secretary 

15 that any dams that meet the criteria de16 scribed in paragraph (1) have received the 

17 necessary funding to complete rehabilita18 tion, reconstruction, or replacement activi19 ties under this subsection; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) a determination by the Secretary 

21 that amounts made available under section 

22 40901(2)(B) remain available.’’. 


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Calendar No. 539 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4176 

[Report No. 117–188] 

A BILL 

To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 

other purposes. certain additional Carey Act projects, and for age projects and to authorize the use of funds for tain small water storage and groundwater storAct to modify the eligibility requirements for cerOCTOBER 18, 2022 

Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of 

October 14, 2022, with an amendment 


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