I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4090 
To reauthorize the National Dam Safety Program Act, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 27, 2012 
Mr. CARNAHAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the National Dam Safety Program Act, 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 
2011’’. 
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 
safety program that brings together the expertise and re-
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sources of the Federal and non-Federal communities in 
achieving national dam safety hazard reduction. 
SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE 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 by strik-
ing ‘‘(3) DIRECTOR’’ and inserting ‘‘(3) ADMINIS-
TRATOR’’. 
(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 ‘‘$7,100,000 for each of fiscal years 
2012 through 2015’’. 
(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 ‘‘$550,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2012 through 2015’’. 
(3) PUBLIC AWARENESS.—Section 13 of such 
Act (33 U.S.C. 467j) is amended— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
subsections 
(c) 
through (f) as subsections (d) through (g), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting after subsection (b) the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) PUBLIC AWARENESS.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out section 8(c)(4) $600,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2012 through 2015.’’. 
(4) RESEARCH.—Section 13(d) of such Act (as 
redesignated by paragraph (3)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘$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 
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