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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1107 
To require the Secretary of the Interior to submit to Congress a report 
on the efforts of the Bureau of Reclamation to manage its infrastructure 
assets. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 26, 2015 
Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. BARTON, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. 
COFFMAN, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. HARDY, Mr. 
HECK of Nevada, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. TED LIEU of 
California, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. 
PEARCE, Mr. SALMON, Mr. TIPTON, Mr. ZINKE, Mr. DENHAM, Mrs. 
NAPOLITANO, and Ms. SINEMA) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Interior to submit to Con-
gress a report on the efforts of the Bureau of Reclama-
tion to manage its infrastructure assets. 
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 ‘‘Bureau of Reclamation 
Transparency Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
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(1) the water resources infrastructure of the 
Bureau of Reclamation provides important benefits 
related to irrigated agriculture, municipal and indus-
trial water, hydropower, flood control, fish and wild-
life, and recreation in the 17 Reclamation States; 
(2) as of 2013, the combined replacement value 
of the infrastructure assets of the Bureau of Rec-
lamation was $94,500,000,000; 
(3) the majority of the water resources infra-
structure facilities of the Bureau of Reclamation are 
at least 60 years old; 
(4) the Bureau of Reclamation has previously 
undertaken efforts to better manage the assets of 
the Bureau of Reclamation, including an annual re-
view of asset maintenance activities of the Bureau of 
Reclamation known as the ‘‘Asset Management 
Plan’’; and 
(5) actionable information on infrastructure 
conditions at the asset level, including information 
on maintenance needs at individual assets due to 
aging infrastructure, is needed for Congress to con-
duct oversight of Reclamation facilities and meet the 
needs of the public. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) ASSET.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘asset’’ 
means any of the following assets that are used 
to achieve the mission of the Bureau of Rec-
lamation to manage, develop, and protect water 
and related resources in an environmentally and 
economically sound manner in the interest of 
the people of the United States: 
(i) Capitalized facilities, buildings, 
structures, project features, power produc-
tion equipment, recreation facilities, or 
quarters. 
(ii) Capitalized and noncapitalized 
heavy equipment and other installed equip-
ment. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘asset’’ in-
cludes assets described in subparagraph (A) 
that are considered to be mission critical. 
(2) ASSET MANAGEMENT REPORT.—The term 
‘‘Asset Management Report’’ means— 
(A) the annual plan prepared by the Bu-
reau of Reclamation known as the ‘‘Asset Man-
agement Plan’’; and 
(B) any publicly available information re-
lating to the plan described in subparagraph 
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(A) that summarizes the efforts of the Bureau 
of Reclamation to evaluate and manage infra-
structure assets of the Bureau of Reclamation. 
(3) MAJOR
REPAIR
AND
REHABILITATION 
NEED.—The term ‘‘major repair and rehabilitation 
need’’ means major nonrecurring maintenance at a 
Reclamation facility, including maintenance related 
to the safety of dams, extraordinary maintenance of 
dams, deferred major maintenance activities, and all 
other significant repairs and extraordinary mainte-
nance. 
(4) RECLAMATION FACILITY.—The term ‘‘Rec-
lamation facility’’ means each of the infrastructure 
assets that are owned by the Bureau of Reclamation 
at a Reclamation project. 
(5) RECLAMATION PROJECT.—The term ‘‘Rec-
lamation project’’ means a project that is owned by 
the Bureau of Reclamation, including all reserved 
works and transferred works owned by the Bureau 
of Reclamation. 
(6) RESERVED
WORKS.—The term ‘‘reserved 
works’’ means buildings, structures, facilities, or 
equipment that are owned by the Bureau of Rec-
lamation for which operations and maintenance are 
performed by employees of the Bureau of Reclama-
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tion or through a contract entered into by the Bu-
reau of Reclamation, regardless of the source of 
funding for the operations and maintenance. 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(8) TRANSFERRED WORKS.—The term ‘‘trans-
ferred works’’ means a Reclamation facility at which 
operations and maintenance of the facility is carried 
out by a non-Federal entity under the provisions of 
a formal operations and maintenance transfer con-
tract or other legal agreement with the Bureau of 
Reclamation. 
SEC. 4. ASSET MANAGEMENT REPORT ENHANCEMENTS 
FOR RESERVED WORKS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress an Asset Management Report that— 
(1) describes the efforts of the Bureau of Rec-
lamation— 
(A) to maintain in a reliable manner all re-
served works at Reclamation facilities; and 
(B) to standardize and streamline data re-
porting and processes across regions and areas 
for the purpose of maintaining reserved works 
at Reclamation facilities; and 
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(2) expands on the information otherwise pro-
vided in an Asset Management Report, in accord-
ance with subsection (b). 
(b) INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE NEEDS AS-
SESSMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Asset Management Re-
port submitted under subsection (a) shall include— 
(A) a detailed assessment of major repair 
and rehabilitation needs for all reserved works 
at all Reclamation projects; and 
(B) to the extent practicable, an itemized 
list of major repair and rehabilitation needs of 
individual Reclamation facilities at each Rec-
lamation project. 
(2) INCLUSIONS.—To the extent practicable, 
the itemized list of major repair and rehabilitation 
needs under paragraph (1)(B) shall include— 
(A) a budget level cost estimate of the ap-
propriations needed to complete each item; and 
(B) an assignment of a categorical rating 
for each item, consistent with paragraph (3). 
(3) RATING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The system for assign-
ing ratings under paragraph (2)(B) shall be— 
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(i) consistent with existing uniform 
categorization systems to inform the an-
nual budget process and agency require-
ments; and 
(ii) subject to the guidance and in-
structions issued under subparagraph (B). 
(B) GUIDANCE.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall issue guidance that describes the 
applicability of the rating system applicable 
under paragraph (2)(B) to Reclamation facili-
ties. 
(4) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Except as provided 
in paragraph (5), the Secretary shall make publicly 
available, including on the Internet, the Asset Man-
agement Report required under subsection (a). 
(5) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The Secretary may ex-
clude from the public version of the Asset Manage-
ment Report made available under paragraph (4) 
any information that the Secretary identifies as sen-
sitive or classified, but shall make available to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives a version of the report 
containing the sensitive or classified information. 
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(c) UPDATES.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
on which the Asset Management Report is submitted 
under subsection (a) and biennially thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall update the Asset Management Report, subject 
to the requirements of section 5(b)(2). 
(d) CONSULTATION.—To the extent that such con-
sultation would assist the Secretary in preparing the Asset 
Management Report under subsection (a) and updates to 
the Asset Management Report under subsection (c), the 
Secretary shall consult with— 
(1) the Secretary of the Army (acting through 
the Chief of Engineers); and 
(2) water and power contractors. 
SEC. 5. ASSET MANAGEMENT REPORT ENHANCEMENTS 
FOR TRANSFERRED WORKS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall coordinate 
with the non-Federal entities responsible for the operation 
and maintenance of transferred works in developing re-
porting requirements for Asset Management Reports with 
respect to the condition of, and planned maintenance for, 
transferred works that are similar to the reporting re-
quirements described in section 4(b). 
(b) GUIDANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—After considering input from 
water and power contractors of the Bureau of Rec-
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lamation, the Secretary shall develop and implement 
a rating system for transferred works that incor-
porates, to the maximum extent practicable, the rat-
ing system for reserved works developed under sec-
tion 4(b)(3). 
(2) UPDATES.—The ratings system developed 
under paragraph (1) shall be included in the up-
dated Asset Management Reports under section 
4(c). 
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