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Union Calendar No. 494
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3595
[Report No. 106–836]
To increase the authorization of appropriations for the Reclamation Safety
of Dams Act of 1978, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 8, 2000
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (by request) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Resources
SEPTEMBER 12, 2000
Additional sponsor: Mr. SCHAFFER
SEPTEMBER 12, 2000
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 8, 2000]
A BILL
To increase the authorization of appropriations for the Rec-
lamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978, 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. INCREASED AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR THE RECLAMATION SAFETY OF
DAMS ACT OF 1978.
The Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 is
amended—
(1) in section 4 (43 U.S.C. 508)—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or from
nonperformance of reasonable and normal main-
tenance of the structure by the operating entity’’;
(B) in subsection (c), by—
(i) inserting after ‘‘1984’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘and the additional $380,000,000
further authorized to be appropriated by
amendments to that Act in 2000’’;
(ii) striking paragraph (2) and redes-
ignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as para-
graphs (2) and (3), respectively; and
(iii) in the first sentence of paragraph
(3), as so redesignated, inserting ‘‘irriga-
tion,’’ after ‘‘Costs allocated to the purpose
of’’, and inserting ‘‘without regard to water
users’ ability to pay’’ before the period at
the end; and
(C) in subsection (d), by inserting before the
period at the end the following: ‘‘: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary is authorized to expend
payments of such reimbursable costs made pur-
suant to a repayment contract at any time prior
to completion of construction’’;
(2) in section 5 (43 U.S.C. 509), by—
(A) inserting after ‘‘levels)’’ the following:
‘‘and, effective October 1, 1997, not to exceed an
additional $380,000,000 (October 1, 2000, price
levels),’’;
(B) striking ‘‘$750,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$1,200,000 (October 1, 2000, price levels), plus
or minus such amounts, if any, as may be justi-
fied by reason of ordinary fluctuations in con-
struction costs as indicated by engineering cost
indexes applicable to the types of construction
involved herein,’’; and
(C) striking ‘‘sixty days (which’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘day certain)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘30 calendar days’’; and
(3) in section 2 (43 U.S.C. 506), by inserting
‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘In order to’’, and by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(b) Prior to selecting a Bureau of Reclamation facil-
ity for modification, the Secretary shall notify project bene-
ficiaries in writing of such selection and solicit their inter-
est in participating in evaluating the facility for modifica-
tion. If requested by the project beneficiaries, the Secretary,
acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclama-
tion, is authorized to negotiate an agreement with project
beneficiaries for the cooperative oversight of planning, de-
sign, cost containment, procurement, construction, and
management of the modifications. Prior to submitting the
modification reports required by section 5, the Secretary
shall consider, and where appropriate implement, alter-
natives recommended by project beneficiaries. Within 30
days after receiving such recommendations, the Secretary
shall provide to the project beneficiaries a written response
detailing proposed actions to address the recommendations.
The Secretary’s response to the project beneficiaries shall
be included in the modification reports required by section
5.
‘‘(c) Following submission of the reports required by
section 5, project beneficiaries who wish to receive regular
information concerning the status and costs of modifica-
tions shall notify the Secretary in writing. During the con-
struction phase of the modifications, the Secretary shall
keep such beneficiaries informed of the costs and status of
such modifications. The Secretary shall consider, and where
appropriate implement, alternatives recommended by
project beneficiaries concerning the cost containment meas-
ures and construction management techniques needed to
carry out such modifications.’’.
Union Calendar No. 494
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3595
[Report No. 106–836]
A BILL
To increase the authorization of appropriations for
the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978,
and for other purposes.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2000
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed