I 
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) in-
troduced 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Dam Safety Act of 
2013’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this Act is to reduce the risks to life 
and property from dam failure in the United States 
through the reauthorization of an effective national dam 
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safety program that brings together the expertise and re-
sources of Federal and non-Federal communities in 
achieving national dam safety hazard reduction. 
SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PRO-
GRAM ACT. 
(a) ADMINISTRATOR.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The National Dam Safety 
Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467 et seq.) is amended by 
striking ‘‘Director’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘Administrator’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 2(3) 
of such Act (33 U.S.C. 467(3)) is amended in the 
paragraph heading by striking ‘‘DIRECTOR’’ and in-
serting ‘‘ADMINISTRATOR’’. 
(b) INSPECTION OF DAMS.—Section 3(b)(1) of such 
Act (33 U.S.C. 467a(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘or 
maintenance’’ and inserting ‘‘maintenance, condition, or 
provision for emergency operations’’. 
(c) NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PROGRAM.— 
(1) OBJECTIVES.—Section 8(c)(4) of such Act 
(33 U.S.C. 467f(c)(4)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(4) develop and implement a comprehensive 
dam safety hazard education and public awareness 
program to assist the public in mitigating against, 
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preparing for, responding to, and recovering from 
dam incidents;’’. 
(2) BOARD.—Section 8(f)(4) of such Act (33 
U.S.C. 467f(f)(4)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, rep-
resentatives from nongovernmental organizations,’’ 
after ‘‘State agencies’’. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PROGRAM.— 
(A) ANNUAL AMOUNTS.—Section 13(a)(1) 
of such Act (33 U.S.C. 467j(a)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘$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’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$8,024,000 for each of fiscal years 
2013 through 2016’’. 
(B) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ALLOCATION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Section 13(a)(2)(B) 
of such Act (33 U.S.C. 467j(a)(2)(B)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘50 percent of the 
reasonable cost of implementing the State 
dam safety program’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
amount of funds committed by the State to 
implement dam safety program activities’’. 
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(ii) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment 
made by clause (i) shall apply to fiscal year 
2013 and each fiscal year thereafter. 
(2) NATIONAL DAM INVENTORY.—Section 13(b) 
of such Act (33 U.S.C. 467j(b)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘$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 fis-
cal year 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘$383,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2013 through 2016’’. 
(3) RESEARCH.—Section 13(c) of such Act (33 
U.S.C. 467j(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘$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’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2013 through 2016’’. 
(4) DAM SAFETY TRAINING.—Section 13(d) of 
such Act (33 U.S.C. 467j(d)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$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 inserting ‘‘$750,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2013 through 2016’’. 
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(5) STAFF.—Section 13(e) of such Act (33 
U.S.C. 467j(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘$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’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$436,000 for each of fiscal years 
2013 through 2016’’. 
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