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33 U.S. Code § 467 - Definitions | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
§ 467.
DefinitionsIn this subchapter, the following definitions apply:
The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The term “Board” means a National Dam Safety Review Board established under section 467f(f) of this title.
(3) DamThe term “dam”—
(A) means any artificial barrier that has the ability to impound water, wastewater, or any liquid-borne material, for the purpose of storage or control of water, that—
(i) is 25 feet or more in height from—
(ii) a barrier described in subparagraph (A) that—
unless the barrier, because of the location of the barrier or another physical characteristic of the barrier, is likely to pose a significant threat to human life or property if the barrier fails (as determined by the Administrator).
(4) Federal agency
The term “Federal agency” means a Federal agency that designs, finances, constructs, owns, operates, maintains, or regulates the construction, operation, or maintenance of a dam.
(5) Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety
The term “Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety” means the FEMA publication, numbered 93 and dated June 1979, that defines management practices for dam safety at all Federal agencies.
(6) FEMA
The term “FEMA” means the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
(7) Hazard reduction
The term “hazard reduction” means the reduction in the potential consequences to life and property of dam failure.
(8) ICODS
The term “ICODS” means the Interagency Committee on Dam Safety established by section 467e of this title.
The term “Program” means the national dam safety program established under section 467f of this title.
The term “State” means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
(11) State dam safety agency
The term “State dam safety agency” means a State agency that has regulatory authority over the safety of non-Federal dams.
(12) State dam safety program
The term “State dam safety program” means a State dam safety program approved and assisted under section 467f(e) of this title.
(Pub. L. 92–367, § 2, as added Pub. L. 104–303, title II, § 215(c)(4), Oct. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 3685; amended Pub. L. 107–310, § 3(e)(2), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2451; Pub. L. 113–121, title III, § 3001(a), June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1282.)
A prior section 467, Pub. L. 92–367, § 1, Aug. 8, 1972, 86 Stat. 506; Pub. L. 99–662, title XII, § 1201(a), Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4260, defined term “dam” as used in this subchapter, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–303, § 215(c)(1).
A prior section 2 of Pub. L. 92–367 was renumbered section 3 by section 215(c)(3) of Pub. L. 104–303 and is classified to section 467a of this title.
Par. (1). Pub. L. 113–121, § 3001(a)(2)(C), added par. (1). Former par. (1) redesignated (2).
Par. (2). Pub. L. 113–121, § 3001(a)(2)(B), redesignated par. (1) as (2). Former par. (2) redesignated (3).
Par. (3). Pub. L. 113–121, § 3001(a)(2)(A), (B), redesignated par. (2) as (3) and struck out former par. (3). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The term ‘Administrator’ means the Administrator of FEMA.”
2002—Par. (1). Pub. L. 107–310, § 3(e)(2)(A), substituted “section 467f(f)” for “section 467f(h)”.
Par. (12). Pub. L. 107–310, § 3(e)(2)(B), substituted “section 467f(e)” for “section 467f(f)”.
Pub. L. 109–460, § 1(a), Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3401, provided that: “This section [amending sections 467d, 467f, and 467j of this title] may be cited as the ‘Dam Safety Act of 2006’.”
Pub. L. 107–310, § 1(a), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2450, provided that: “This Act [enacting section 467g–1 of this title and amending this section and sections 467e to 467g and 467h to 467j of this title] may be cited as the ‘Dam Safety and Security Act of 2002’.”
Pub. L. 99–662, title XII, § 1206, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4264, provided that: “This title [enacting sections 467f to 467n and 2311 of this title and amending this section and sections 467a and 467b of this title] may be cited as the ‘Dam Safety Act of 1986’.”
Pub. L. 92–367, § 1, as added by Pub. L. 104–303, title II, § 215(c)(1), Oct. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 3685, provided that: “This Act [enacting this subchapter] may be cited as the ‘National Dam Safety Program Act’.”
Pub. L. 104–303, title II, § 215(a), Oct. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 3685, provided that: “The purpose of this section [enacting this section and sections 467d to 467j of this title, amending sections 467a to 467c of this title and section 3802 of Title 25, Indians, repealing former sections 467 and 467d to 467m of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section] is to reduce the risks to life and property from dam failure in the United States through the establishment and maintenance of an effective national dam safety program to bring together the expertise and resources of the Federal and non-Federal communities in achieving national dam safety hazard reduction. It is not the intent of this section to preempt any other Federal or State authorities nor is it the intent of this section to mandate State participation in the grant assistance program to be established under this section.”
Pub. L. 104–303, title II, § 215(b), Oct. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 3685, provided that: “Nothing in this section (including the amendments made by this section) [enacting this section and sections 467d to 467j of this title, amending sections 467a to 467c of this title and section 3802 of Title 25, Indians, repealing former sections 467 and 467d to 467m of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section] shall preempt or otherwise affect any dam safety program of a Federal agency other than the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including any program that regulates, permits, or licenses any activity affecting a dam.”