3.0.0 2835 2023-01-11T13:33:08Z 2023-01-11T13:33:08Z Senate S 2016-04-21 114 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-04-21T17:39:15Z Water Resources Development Act of 2016 114 2848 S 2016-09-19 Held at the desk. 16:11:15 Related bill CRS 2016-04-21 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2389-2390) IntroReferral 2016-04-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. N C001047 Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2016-04-21 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2016-04-28 False G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2016-04-28 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2016-05-12 False W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2016-05-17 False H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2016-05-19 False Water Resources Development Dams and canals Emergency planning and evacuation Water resources funding Water Resources Development 00 2016-04-21 Introduced in Senate 2016-06-29T18:45:21Z This bill amends the National Dam Safety Program Act to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a program to provide technical, planning, design, and construction assistance grants to non-federal sponsors for rehabilitation of eligible high hazard potential dams.

The bill defines an "eligible high hazard potential dam" as a non-federal dam that:

  • is classified as high hazard potential by the dam safety agency of the state in which the dam is located;
  • has an emergency action plan approved by such agency; and
  • fails to meet minimum state dam safety standards and poses an unacceptable risk to the public.

An eligible high hazard potential dam does not include a licensed hydroelectric dam or a dam built under the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture.

FEMA shall require a grant recipient to provide an assurance that the owner of the dam has developed and will carry out a plan for maintenance of the dam during its expected life. A grant must be approved by the relevant state dam safety agency.

Grant funds shall be allocated to all states from which applications are submitted based on each state's relative number of eligible high hazard potential dams compared to all states.

Grant funds may not be used to:

  • rehabilitate a federal dam,
  • perform routine operation or maintenance of a dam,
  • modify a dam to produce hydroelectric power,
  • increase water supply storage capacity, or
  • make any other modification that does not also improve the safety of the dam.
]]> A bill to amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to establish a program to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of high hazard potential dams, and for other purposes. Display Title A bill to amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to establish a program to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of high hazard potential dams, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to establish a program to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of high hazard potential dams, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2835is/xml/BILLS-114s2835is.xml 2016-04-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2389-2390) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.