[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
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[S. 3362 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3362

   To reauthorize the National Dam Safety Program Act, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 29, 2012

  Mr. Akaka (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Crapo) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
               Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
   To reauthorize the National Dam Safety Program Act, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Dam Safety Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act and the amendments made by this Act is to 
reduce the risks to life and property from dam failure in the United 
States through the reauthorization of an effective national dam safety 
program that brings together the expertise and resources of the Federal 
and non-Federal communities in achieving national dam safety hazard 
reduction.

SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATOR.

    (a) In General.--The National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467 
et seq.) is amended by striking ``Director'' each place it appears and 
inserting ``Administrator''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2 of the National Dam Safety 
Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (3);
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs 
        (2) and (3), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as redesignated by 
        paragraph (2)) the following:
            ``(1) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the 
        Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.''.

SEC. 4. INSPECTION OF DAMS.

    Section 3(b)(1) of the National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 
467a(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``or maintenance'' and inserting 
``maintenance, condition, or provisions for emergency operations''.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PROGRAM.

            (1) Objectives.--Section 8(c) of the National Dam Safety 
        Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467f(c)) is amended by striking 
        paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
            ``(4) develop and implement a comprehensive dam safety 
        hazard education and public awareness program to assist the 
        public in preparing for, mitigating, responding to, and 
        recovering from dam incidents;''.
            (2) Board.--Section 8(f)(4) of the National Dam Safety 
        Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467f(f)(4)) is amended by inserting ``, 
        representatives from nongovernmental organizations,'' after 
        ``State agencies''.

SEC. 6. PUBLIC AWARENESS AND OUTREACH FOR DAM SAFETY.

    The National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467 et seq.) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating sections 11, 12, and 13 as sections 
        12, 13, and 14, respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after section 10 (33 U.S.C. 467g-1) the 
        following:

``SEC. 11. PUBLIC AWARENESS AND OUTREACH FOR DAM SAFETY.

    ``The Administrator, in consultation with other Federal agencies, 
State and local governments, dam owners, the emergency management 
community, the private sector, nongovernmental organizations and 
associations, institutions of higher education, and any other 
appropriate entities shall carry out a nationwide public awareness and 
outreach program to assist the public in preparing for, mitigating, 
responding to, and recovering from dam incidents.''.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

            (1) National dam safety program.--
                    (A) Annual amounts.--Section 14(a)(1) of the 
                National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467j(a)(1)) 
                (as so redesignated) is amended by striking 
                ``$6,500,000'' and all that follows through ``2011'' 
                and inserting ``$9,200,000 for each of fiscal years 
                2012 through 2016''.
                    (B) Maximum amount of allocation.--Section 
                14(a)(2)(B) of the National Dam Safety Program Act (33 
                U.S.C. 467j(a)(2)(B)) (as so redesignated) is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``The amount'' and 
                        inserting the following:
                            ``(i) In general.--The amount''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(ii) Fiscal year 2013 and subsequent 
                        fiscal years.--For fiscal year 2013 and each 
                        subsequent fiscal year, the amount of funds 
                        allocated to a State under this paragraph may 
                        not exceed the amount of funds committed by the 
                        State to implement dam safety activities.''.
            (2) National dam inventory.--Section 14(b) of the National 
        Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467j(b)) (as so redesignated) 
        is amended by striking ``$650,000'' and all that follows 
        through ``2011'' and inserting ``$500,000 for each of fiscal 
        years 2012 through 2016''.
            (3) Public awareness.--Section 14 of the National Dam 
        Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467j) (as so redesignated) is 
        amended--
                    (A) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as 
                subsections (d) through (g), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after subsection (b) the 
                following:
    ``(c) Public Awareness.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out section 11 $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 
2016.''.
            (4) Research.--Section 14(d) of the National Dam Safety 
        Program Act (as so redesignated) is amended by striking 
        ``$1,600,000'' and all that follows through ``2011'' and 
        inserting ``$1,450,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 
        2016''.
            (5) Dam safety training.--Section 14(e) of the National Dam 
        Safety Program Act (as so redesignated) is amended by striking 
        ``$550,000'' and all that follows through ``2011'' and 
        inserting ``$750,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 
        2016''.
            (6) Staff.--Section 14(f) of the National Dam Safety 
        Program Act (as so redesignated) is amended by striking 
        ``$700,000'' and all that follows through ``2011'' and 
        inserting ``$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 
        2016''.
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