,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fihe ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #bb1 #bjbj,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york 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 expand eligibility for the rehabilitation of high hazard potential dam program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,dam ,safety ,improvement ,act4 #b4 ,rehabilitation of high hazard potential dams 7a7 ,definitions ,section #b of the ,national ,dam ,safety ,program ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #dfg7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking paragraph 7#aj72 7#b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#aa7 and 7#af7 as paragraphs 7#aj7 and 7#ag71 respectively2 7#c7 in paragraph 7#d7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 in clause 7iii7-- 7,i7 by striking and at the end and inserting or2 7,,ii7 by striking the clause designation and inserting 7iii77,i72 and 7,,iii7 by adding at the end the following3 7,,ii7 if the dam is in a ,state that by law requires an emergency action plan to comply with ,,fema guidelines and to be approved by an authorized ,state agency1 the dam-- 7aa7 was identified as having an emergency action plan in the inventory of dams maintained under section #f before the ,state required the emergency action plan to comply with ,,fema guidelines and to be approved by an authorized ,state agency2 and 7bb7 as of the date on which1 for each fiscal year1 funds for assistance under section #h;,a are distributed under subsection 7g77#b7 of that section1 has an updated emergency action plan that-- 7,,aa7 is in conformance with ,state law2 and 7,,bb7 is pending approval by the authorized ,state agency2 and 2 and 7ii7 in clause 7iv77,,ii71 by inserting before the period at the end 1 as determined by the ,administrator1 in consultation with the ,board2 and 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b77i71 by striking dam2 and inserting dam under a hydropower project with an authorized installed capacity of greater than #a4e megawatts22 7#d7 by inserting after paragraph 7#aj7 7as so redesignated7 the following3 7#aa7 ,recipient ,the term recipient means the entity applying for1 receiving1 and distributing to subrecipients the assistance under section #h;,a4 2 and 7#e7 by inserting after paragraph 7#ae7 the following3 7#af7 ,subrecipient ,the term subrecipient1 with respect to a project at a dam for which the assistance under section #h;,a is sought1 means an entity that-- 7,a7 receives the assistance for the project from a recipient2 and 7,b7 7i7 if the owner of the dam is a governmental organization or a nonprofit organization1 is the owner2 or 7ii7 if the owner of the dam is not a governmental organization or a nonprofit organization1 is a governmental organization or nonprofit organization seeking the assistance on behalf of the owner4 4 7b7 ,rehabilitation of high hazard potential dams ,section #h;,a of the ,national ,dam ,safety ,program ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #dfg;f-#b7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking non-,federal sponsors and inserting recipients2 7#b7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,a71 by striking non-,federal sponsor and inserting recipient2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking non-,federal sponsor and inserting recipient2 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,i7 in the subparagraph heading1 by striking ,project grant and inserting ,grant2 7,,ii7 by striking a project grant agreement with the non-,federal sponsor and inserting a grant agreement with the recipient2 and 7,,iii7 by inserting for which the grant is provided after the project2 7iii7 by striking subparagraph 7,c7 and inserting the following3 7,c7 ,grant assurance ,as part of a grant agreement under subparagraph 7,b71 the ,administrator shall require that each subrecipient for the applicable project provides an assurance that the subrecipient will carry out a plan for maintenance of the dam to be rehabilitated under the grant agreement during the expected life of the dam4 2 and 7iv7 in subparagraph 7,d71 in the matter preceding clause 7i71 by striking ,a grant provided under this section shall not exceed the lesser and inserting ,a subrecipient that receives assistance from a grant provided under this section shall not receive1 for any #a dam1 assistance that exceeds the lesser2 7#c7 in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 in the paragraph heading1 by striking ,non-federal sponsor and inserting ,subrecipient2 7ii7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking ,to receive and all that follows through shall and inserting ,to receive assistance1 a subrecipient shall2 7iii7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking participate in1 and comply with1 and inserting demonstrate that the community in which the dam is located participates in1 and complies with12 7iv7 in subparagraph 7,b71 in the matter preceding clause 7i71 by striking have and inserting not later than #b years after the development of criteria for such a plan by the ,administrator1 in consultation with the ,board1 under paragraph 7#c71 demonstrate that the applicable local or ,tribal government has2 and 7v7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking #ej-year period and inserting expected life of the dam2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,hazard mitigation plan criteria ,the ,administrator shall develop criteria for hazard mitigation plans under paragraph 7#b77;,b74 7#d7 ,recovery of funds ,in the event that a grant is awarded under this section for which required activities may be completed after the date on which the grant is awarded1 the ,administrator may seek to recoup the amounts awarded under the grant if those activities are not completed within the applicable time period4 2 7#d7 in subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking non-,federal sponsor and inserting subrecipient2 and 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking #a year each place it appears and inserting #b years2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7i7 in the paragraph heading1 by striking ,technical and inserting ,plan criteria and technical2 and 7ii7 by striking ,the ,administrator may provide and inserting ,the ,administrator1 in consultation with the ,board1 shall provide criteria and may provide2 and 7#e7 in subsection 7i77#a71 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking non-,federal sponsor and inserting subrecipient4