PUBLIC LAW 109–460—DEC. 22, 2006
120 STAT. 3401
Public Law 109–460 109th Congress An Act To amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to reauthorize the national dam safety program, and for other purposes.
Dec. 22, 2006 [S. 2735]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. DAM SAFETY.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Dam Safety Act of 2006’’. (b) NATIONAL DAM INVENTORY.—Section 6 of the National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467d) is amended to read as follows:
Dam Safety Act of 2006. 33 USC 467 note.
‘‘SEC. 6. NATIONAL DAM INVENTORY.
‘‘The Secretary of the Army shall maintain and update information on the inventory of dams in the United States. Such inventory of dams shall include any available information assessing each dam based on inspections completed by either a Federal agency or a State dam safety agency.’’. (c) NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PROGRAM.— (1) DUTIES.—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’’. (2) ASSISTANCE FOR STATE DAM SAFETY PROGRAMS.—Section 8(e)(2)(A) of the National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467f(e)(2)(A)) is amended— (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘substantially’’; (B) by redesignating clauses (iv) through (x) as clauses (v) through (xi), respectively; (C) by inserting after clause (iii) the following: ‘‘(iv) the authority to require or perform periodic evaluations of all dams and reservoirs to determine the extent of the threat to human life and property in case of failure;’’; and (D) in clause (vii) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by inserting ‘‘install and monitor instrumentation,’’ after ‘‘remedial work,’’. (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 13 of the National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467j) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘$6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘$6,500,000 for fiscal year 2007, $7,100,000 for fiscal year 2008, $7,600,000
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