To amend the National Dam Safety Program Act with respect to the definition of eligible high hazard potential dam, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-5504
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2019-12-19
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Dams and canals

Emergency planning and evacuation

Floods and storm protection
Latest action: action_date: 2019-12-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-12-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill makes licensed hydroelectric dams with authorized installed capacity of less than 1500 kilowatts eligible for a program that provides grants for the rehabilitation of high hazard potential dams.<br /></p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5504 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 19, 2019 Ms. Brownley of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the National Dam Safety Program Act with respect to the definition of eligible high hazard potential dam, and for other purposes.

1. Eligible high hazard potential dam Section 2(4)(B)(i) of the National Dam Safety Program Act ( 33 U.S.C. 467(4)(B)(i) ) is amended by inserting with an authorized installed capacity of greater than 1500 kilowatts after hydroelectric dam .