A bill to amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to modify the authorization of appropriations.

Bill: 113-s-1946
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2014-01-16
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Dams and canals

Water resources funding
Latest action: action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 514.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-01-16
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Amends the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to: (1) modify the authorization of appropriations to strike provisions authorizing the appropriation of specified additional amounts for the dam safety program; and (2) provide for the reimbursement of costs incurred in the modification of structures under such Act, the cause of which results from new hydrologic or seismic data or changes in state-of-the-art criteria deemed necessary for safety purposes, from amounts authorized to be appropriated (currently, only from such specified additional amounts). </p>

action_date: 2014-07-31
action_desc: Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
text: <p>Amends the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to increase the authorization ceiling for FY2014. </p> <p>Increases the maximum amount of funds that may be be obligated for carrying out actual construction to modify an existing dam prior to 30 calendar days from the date that the Secretary of the Interior has transmitted a report on such dam to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate (currently, to Congress). </p> <p>Requires the Secretary, at least 30 days before making modification expenditures of between $1.8 million and $20 million, to submit to such Committees written notice that provides a summary of the project, the cost of the project, and any alternatives that were considered.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 1946 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 16, 2014 Mr. Wyden (for himself, Mr. Schatz , and Mrs. Feinstein ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to modify the authorization of appropriations.

1. Amendments to the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 (a) Authorization of appropriations Section 5 of the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 ( 43 U.S.C. 509 ) is amended in the first sentence by striking necessary and, effective and all that follows through herein and inserting necessary . (b) Conforming amendment Section 4(c) of the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 ( 43 U.S.C. 508(c) ) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking additional .

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 514 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 1946 [Report No. 113–227] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 16, 2014 Mr. Wyden (for himself, Mr. Schatz , Mrs. Feinstein , and Mr. Merkley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources July 31, 2014 Reported by Ms. Landrieu , with an amendment Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to modify the authorization of appropriations.

1. Amendments to the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 (a) Authorization of appropriations Section 5 of the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 ( 43 U.S.C. 509 ) is amended in the first sentence by striking necessary and, effective and all that follows through herein and inserting necessary . (a) Authorization of appropriations Section 5 of the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 ( 43 U.S.C. 509 ) is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by inserting and, effective October 1, 2014, not to exceed an additional $1,10,000,000 (October 1, 2014 price levels) before , plus or minus ; (2) in the proviso— (A) by striking $1,250,000 and inserting $20,000,000 ; and (B) by striking “Congress” and inserting Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: For modification expenditures between $1,800,000 and $20,000,000 (October 1, 2013 price levels), the Secretary of the Interior shall, at least 30 days before the date on which the funds are expended, submit written notice of the expenditures to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate that provides a summary of the project, the cost of the project, and any alternatives that were considered. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 4(c) of the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 ( 43 U.S.C. 508(c) ) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking additional .

July 31, 2014 Reported with an amendment