inserting ‘‘and shall be exercised by chairing the Board to
coordinate national efforts to improve the safety of the dams
in the United States.’’.
(e) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN; DAM SAFETY TRAIN-
ING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 8 (33 U.S.C. 467f) is
amended by striking subsections (e) and (g) and re-
designating subsections (f) and (h) as subsections (e)
and (f), respectively.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 2 (33
U.S.C. 467) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘section
8(h)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 8(f)’’; and
(B) in paragraph (12) by striking ‘‘section
8(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 8(e)’’.
(f) ASSISTANCE
FOR
STATE
DAM
SAFETY
PRO-
GRAMS.—Section 8(e) (as redesignated by subsection (e) of
this section) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘the Director
shall provide assistance’’ and all that follows through
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘the Director
shall provide assistance with amounts made available
under section 13 to assist States in establishing,
maintaining, and improving dam safety programs in
accordance with the criteria specified in paragraph
(2).’’;
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A)—
(i) by striking ‘‘primary’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘, and for a State to
be eligible’’ and all that follows before the
colon;
(B) in subparagraph (A)—
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i)
by striking ‘‘For a State to be eligible for
assistance under this subsection, a State’’
and inserting ‘‘A State’’; and
(ii) in clause (vi) by inserting ‘‘im-
prove security,’’ before ‘‘revise operating
procedures,’’; and
(3) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘contract’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘agreement’’.
(g) BOARD.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 8(f)(1) (as redes-
ignated by subsection (e) of this section) is
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘The Director may estab-
lish’’ and inserting ‘‘The Director shall estab-
lish’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘to monitor’’ and all that
follows through the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘to monitor the safety of dams in the United
States, to monitor State implementation of this
section, and to advise the Director on national
dam safety policy.’’.
(2) VOTING MEMBERSHIP.—Section 8(f)(3) (as
redesignated by subsection (e) of this section) is
amended—
(A) in the paragraph heading by striking
‘‘MEMBERSHIP’’ and inserting ‘‘VOTING
MEM-
BERSHIP’’;
(B) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A) by striking ‘‘11 members’’ and inserting ‘‘11
voting members’’; and
(C) by striking subparagraphs (F) and (G)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(F) 5 members shall be selected by the Di-
rector from among State dam safety officials;
and
‘‘(G) 1 member shall be selected by the Di-
rector to represent the private sector.’’.
(3) NONVOTING
MEMBERSHIP; DUTIES; WORK
GROUPS.—Section 8(f) (as redesignated by subsection
(e) of this section) is amended—
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5),
and (6) as paragraphs (7), (8), and (9), respec-
tively; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(4) NONVOTING
MEMBERSHIP.—The Director,
in consultation with the Board, may invite represent-
atives from Federal or State agencies or dam safety
experts, as needed, to participate in meetings of the
Board.
‘‘(5) DUTIES.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Board shall en-
courage the establishment and maintenance of ef-
fective programs, policies, and guidelines to en-
hance dam safety for the protection of human life
and property throughout the United States.
‘‘(B) COORDINATION AND INFORMATION EX-
CHANGE
AMONG
AGENCIES.—In carrying out
subparagraph (A), the Board shall encourage co-
ordination and information exchange among
Federal and State dam safety agencies that share
common problems and responsibilities for dam
safety, including planning, design, construction,
operation, emergency action planning, inspec-
tions, maintenance, regulation or licensing, tech-
nical or financial assistance, research, and data
management.
‘‘(6) WORK GROUPS.—The Director may estab-
lish work groups under the Board to assist the Board
in accomplishing its goals. The work groups shall con-
sist of members of the Board and other individuals se-
lected by the Director.’’.
(4) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Section 8(f) (as redesig-
nated by subsection (e) of this section) is amended by
striking paragraph (8) (as redesignated by paragraph
(3)(A) of this subsection) and inserting the following:
‘‘(8) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—
‘‘(A) REPRESENTATIVES OF FEDERAL AGEN-
CIES.—To the extent amounts are made avail-
able in advance in appropriations Acts, each
member of the Board who represents a Federal
agency shall be reimbursed of appropriations for
travel expenses by his or her agency, including
per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates author-
ized for an employee of an agency under sub-
chapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States
Code, while away from the home or regular place
(1) by striking ‘‘sections 7, 8, and 10’’ and in-
serting ‘‘sections 7, 8, and 11’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘$1,000,000 for fiscal year 1998,’’
and all that follows through the period at the end and
inserting ‘‘$6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2003
through 2006, to remain available until expended.’’.
(b) ALLOCATION.—Section 13(a)(2) (as redesignated
by section 5 of this Act) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘section
8(f)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section
8(e)’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘needing
primary assistance and States needing advanced as-
sistance under section 8(f)’’.
(c) RESEARCH; DAM SAFETY TRAINING; STAFF.—Sec-
tion 13 (as redesignated by section 5 of this Act) is amended
by striking subsections (c) through (e) and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(c) RESEARCH.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out section 9 $1,500,000 for each of fiscal
years 2003 through 2006, to remain until expended.
‘‘(d) DAM SAFETY TRAINING.—There is authorized to
be appropriated to carry out section 10 $500,000 for each
of fiscal years 2003 through 2006.
‘‘(e) STAFF.—There is authorized to be appropriated
to FEMA for the employment of such additional staff per-
sonnel as are necessary to carry out sections 8 through 10
$600,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2006.’’.
Union Calendar No. 375
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4727
[Report No. 107–626]
A BILL
To reauthorize the national dam safety program,
and for other purposes.
SEPTEMBER 4, 2002
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed