IIB 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4981 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2006 
Received 
NOVEMBER 13, 2006 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
AN ACT 
To amend the National Dam Safety Program Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Dam Safety Act of 
2006’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONAL DAM INVENTORY. 
Section 6 of the National Dam Safety Program Act 
(33 U.S.C. 467d) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 6. NATIONAL DAM INVENTORY. 
‘‘The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief 
of Engineers, shall maintain and update information on 
the inventory of dams in the United States. Such inven-
tory of dams shall include an assessment of each dam 
based on inspections completed by either a Federal agency 
or a State dam safety agency.’’. 
SEC. 3. NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PROGRAM. 
Section 8(b)(1) of the National Dam Safety Program 
Act (33 U.S.C. 467f(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘and 
target dates to’’ and inserting ‘‘performance measures, 
and target dates toward effectively administering this Act 
in order to’’. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 13 of the National Dam Safety Program Act 
(33 U.S.C. 467j) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 13. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) ANNUAL AMOUNTS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to FEMA to carry out sections 
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7, 8, and 11 (in addition to any amounts made 
available for similar purposes included in any other 
Act and amounts made available under subsections 
(b) through (e)) $6,500,000 for fiscal year 2007, 
$7,100,000 for fiscal year 2008, $7,600,000 for fis-
cal year 2009, $8,300,000 for fiscal year 2010, and 
$9,200,000 for fiscal year 2011. Such sums shall re-
main available until expended. 
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graphs (B) and (C), for each fiscal year, 
amounts made available under this subsection 
to carry out section 8 shall be allocated among 
the States as follows: 
‘‘(i) One-third among States that 
qualify for assistance under section 8(e). 
‘‘(ii) Two-thirds among States that 
qualify for assistance under section 8(e), to 
each State in proportion to— 
‘‘(I) the number of dams in the 
State that are listed as State-regu-
lated dams on the inventory of dams 
maintained under section 6; as com-
pared to 
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‘‘(II) the number of dams in all 
States that are listed as State-regu-
lated dams on the inventory of dams 
maintained under section 6. 
‘‘(B) MAXIMUM
AMOUNT
OF
ALLOCA-
TION.—The amount of funds allocated to a 
State under this paragraph may not exceed 50 
percent of the reasonable cost of implementing 
the State dam safety program. 
‘‘(C) DETERMINATION.—The Director and 
the Board shall determine the amount allocated 
to States. 
‘‘(b) NATIONAL DAM INVENTORY.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out section 6 $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 fiscal year 2011. 
‘‘(c) RESEARCH.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out section 9 $1,600,000 for fiscal year 
2007, $1,700,000 for fiscal year 2008, $1,800,000 for fis-
cal year 2009, $1,900,000 for fiscal year 2010, and 
$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. Such sums shall remain 
available until expended. 
‘‘(d) DAM SAFETY TRAINING.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out section 10 $550,000 for 
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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. 
‘‘(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 $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. 
‘‘(f) LIMITATION ON USE OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts 
made available under this Act may not be used to con-
struct or repair any Federal or non-Federal dam.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 27, 
2006. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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