,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bgdi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ab1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,valadao 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,denham1   
,mr4 ,costa1 ,mr4 ,nunes1 ,mr4 ,calvert1
 ,mr4 ,royce1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4        
,mc,clintock1 ,mr4 ,knight1 ,mrs4 ,mimi 
,walters of ,california1 ,mrs4 ,lummis1 
,mr4 ,issa1 ,mr4 ,mc,carthy1 ,mr4       
,rohrabacher1 ,mr4 ,cook1 ,mr4 ,rodney  
,davis of ,illinois1 and ,mr4 ,walden7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,reclamation ,safety of ,dams ,act of   
#aigh4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,dams ,accountability1  
,maintenance1 and ,safety ,act4  #b4    
,authorization of additional project    
benefits ,the ,reclamation ,safety of   
,dams ,act of #aigh 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #ejf 
et seq47 is amended--  7#a7 in section  
#c1 by striking ,construction and       
inserting ,except as provided in section
 #e;,b1 construction2 and  7#b7 by      

inserting after section #e;,a 7#dc      
,u4,s4,c4 #eji7 the following3  #e;,b4  
,additional project benefits            
,notwithstanding section #c1 if the     
,secretary determines that additional   
project benefits1 including additional  
conservation storage capacity1 are      
feasible and not inconsistent with the  
purposes of this ,act1 the ,secretary is
 authorized to develop additional       
project benefits through the            
construction of new or supplementary    
works on a project in conjunction with  
the ,secretary's activities under       
section #b and subject to the conditions
 described in the feasibility study1    
provided that--  7#a7 the ,secretary    
determines that developing additional   
project benefits through the            
construction of new or supplementary    
works on a project will promote more    
efficient management of water and       
water-related facilities2  7#b7 the     
feasibility study pertaining to         
additional project benefits has been    

authorized pursuant to section #h of the
 ,federal ,water ,project ,recreation   
,act of #aife 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dfja-ah72 
and  7#c7 the costs associated with     
developing the additional project       
benefits are allocated to the authorized
 purposes of the structure and repaid   
consistent with all provisions of       
,federal ,reclamation law 7the ,act of  
,june #ag1 #aijb1 #dc ,u4,s4,c4 #cga et 
seq47 and ,acts supplemental to and     
amendatory of that ,act4  4