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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 130 (Thursday, July 27, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mr. VAN ORDEN:H.R. 4959.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, Section 3, clause 2 (Property Clause)The single subject of this legislation is:To require to Comptroller General to submit to Congress areport on the status of dams in the USDA watershed program.[Page H4142]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on dams in watershed programs of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Specifically, GAO must report on dams that receive assistance under (1) the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, (2) the Act of December 22, 1944, (3) the Pilot Watershed Program, and (4) the Resource Conservation and Development program. The report must include the status of the dams, including information related to&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;the location, ownership, and structural conditions of the dams;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;their compliance with certain environmental requirements;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;their hazard classification assessments; and&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;whether the dams have exceeded their life expectancies.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</text>
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