[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[S. 1946 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 514
113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1946

                          [Report No. 113-227]

   To amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to modify the 
                    authorization of appropriations.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 16, 2014

 Mr. Wyden (for himself, Mr. Schatz, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Merkley) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

                             July 31, 2014

              Reported by Ms. Landrieu, with an amendment
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to modify the 
                    authorization of appropriations.

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

SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO THE RECLAMATION SAFETY OF DAMS ACT OF 1978.

<DELETED>    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 5 of the 
Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 (43 U.S.C. 509) is amended in 
the first sentence by striking ``necessary and, effective'' and all 
that follows through ``herein'' and inserting ``necessary''.</DELETED>
    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 5 of the Reclamation 
Safety of Dams Act of 1978 (43 U.S.C. 509) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by inserting ``and, effective 
        October 1, 2014, not to exceed an additional $1,10,000,000 
        (October 1, 2014 price levels)'' before ``, plus or minus'';
            (2) in the proviso--
                    (A) by striking ``$1,250,000'' and inserting 
                ``$20,000,000''; and
                    (B) by striking ``Congress'' and inserting 
                ``Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
                Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                Resources of the Senate''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following: ``For modification 
        expenditures between $1,800,000 and $20,000,000 (October 1, 
        2013 price levels), the Secretary of the Interior shall, at 
        least 30 days before the date on which the funds are expended, 
        submit written notice of the expenditures to the Committee on 
        Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate that 
        provides a summary of the project, the cost of the project, and 
        any alternatives that were considered.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 4(c) of the Reclamation Safety 
of Dams Act of 1978 (43 U.S.C. 508(c)) is amended in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``additional''.
                                                       Calendar No. 514

113th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1946

                          [Report No. 113-227]

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                                 A BILL

   To amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to modify the 
                    authorization of appropriations.

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                             July 31, 2014

                       Reported with an amendment