,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #adhi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #aa1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of ,new    
,york 7for himself and ,mr4 ,gibson7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,national ,dam    
,safety ,program ,act to identify and   
ensure the safety of dams in need of    
repair and rehabilitation1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,dam ,safety ,act of
 #bjac4  #b4 ,purpose ,the purpose of   
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 ,federal
 and non-,federal communities in        
achieving national dam safety hazard    
reduction4  #c4 ,amendments to ,national
 ,dam ,safety ,program ,act  7a7        

,administrator  7#a7 ,in general ,the   
,national ,dam ,safety ,program ,act    
7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #dfg et seq47 is amended 
by striking ,director each place it     
appears and inserting ,administrator4   
7#b7 ,conforming amendment ,section     
#b7c7 of such ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4       
#dfg7c77 is amended in the paragraph    
heading by striking ,director and       
inserting ,administrator4  7b7          
,inspection of dams ,section #c7;b77#a7 
of such ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4             
#dfg;a7b77#a77 is amended by striking or
 maintenance and inserting maintenance1 
condition1 or provision for emergency   
operations4  7c7 ,national dam safety   
program  7#a7 ,objectives ,section      
#h7;c77#d7 of such ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4  
#dfg;f7c77#d77 is amended to read as    
follows3  7#d7 develop and implement a  
comprehensive dam safety hazard         
education and public awareness program  
to assist the public in mitigating      
against1 preparing for1 responding to1  
and recovering from dam incidents2  4   

7#b7 ,board ,section #h7;f77#d7 of such 
,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #dfg;f7f77#d77 is   
amended by inserting 1 representatives  
from nongovernmental organizations1     
after ,state agencies4  7d7             
,authorization of appropriations  7#a7  
,national dam safety program  7,a7      
,annual amounts ,section #ac7;a77#a7 of 
such ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #dfg;j7a77#a77 
is amended by striking #f1ejj1jjj for   
fiscal year #bjjg1 #g1ajj1jjj for fiscal
 year #bjjh1 #g1fjj1jjj for fiscal year 
#bjji1 #h1cjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjaj1
 and #i1bjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjaa   
and inserting #h1jbd1jjj for each of    
fiscal years #bjac through #bjaf4  7,b7 
,maximum amount of allocation  7i7 ,in  
general ,section #ac7;a77#b77;,b7 of    
such ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4                
#dfg;j7a77#b77;,b77 is amended by       
striking #ej percent of the reasonable  
cost of implementing the ,state dam     
safety program and inserting the amount 
of funds committed by the ,state to     
implement dam safety program activities4

  7ii7 ,applicability ,the amendment    
made by clause 7i7 shall apply to fiscal
 year #bjac and each fiscal year        
thereafter4  7#b7 ,national dam         
inventory ,section #ac7;b7 of such ,act 
7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #dfg;j7b77 is amended by 
striking #fej1jjj for fiscal year #bjjg1
 #gjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjjh1        
#gej1jjj for fiscal year #bjji1 #hjj1jjj
 for fiscal year #bjaj1 and #hej1jjj for
 fiscal year #bjaa and inserting        
#chc1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjac 
through #bjaf4  7#c7 ,research ,section 
#ac7;c7 of such ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4     
#dfg;j7c77 is amended by striking       
#a1fjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjjg1       
#a1gjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjjh1       
#a1hjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjji1       
#a1ijj1jjj for fiscal year #bjaj1 and   
#b1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjaa and    
inserting #a1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal 
years #bjac through #bjaf4  7#d7 ,dam   
safety training ,section #ac7;d7 of such
 ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #dfg;j7d77 is      
amended by striking #eej1jjj for fiscal 

year #bjjg1 #fjj1jjj for fiscal year    
#bjjh1 #fej1jjj for fiscal year #bjji1  
#gjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjaj1 and     
#gej1jjj for fiscal year #bjaa and      
inserting #gej1jjj for each of fiscal   
years #bjac through #bjaf4  7#e7 ,staff 
,section #ac7;e7 of such ,act 7#cc      
,u4,s4,c4 #dfg;j7e77 is amended by      
striking #gjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjjg1
 #hjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjjh1        
#ijj1jjj for fiscal year #bjji1         
#a1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjaj1 and   
#a1ajj1jjj for fiscal year #bjaa and    
inserting #dcf1jjj for each of fiscal   
years #bjac through #bjaf4