,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #dj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #h1 #bjai,mr4 ,barrasso 7for himself and ,mr4 ,schatz7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of the ,interior to submit to ,congress a report on the efforts of the ,bureau of ,reclamation to manage its infrastructure assets4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,bureau of ,reclamation ,transparency ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,asset 7,a7 ,in general ,the term asset means any of the following assets that are used to achieve the mission of the ,bureau of ,reclamation to manage1 develop1 and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the interest of the people of the ,united ,states3 7i7 ,capitalized facilities1 buildings1 structures1 project features1 power production equipment1 recreation facilities1 or quarters4 7ii7 ,capitalized and noncapitalized heavy equipment and other installed equipment4 7,b7 ,inclusions ,the term asset includes assets described in subparagraph 7,a7 that are considered to be mission critical4 7#b7 ,asset ,management ,report ,the term ,asset ,management ,report means-- 7,a7 the annual plan prepared by the ,bureau of ,reclamation known as the ,asset ,management ,plan2 and 7,b7 any publicly available information relating to the plan described in subparagraph 7,a7 that summarizes the efforts of the ,bureau of ,reclamation to evaluate and manage infrastructure assets of the ,bureau of ,reclamation4 7#c7 ,major repair and rehabilitation need ,the term major repair and rehabilitation need means major nonrecurring maintenance at a ,reclamation facility1 including maintenance related to the safety of dams1 extraordinary maintenance of dams1 deferred major maintenance activities1 and all other significant repairs and extraordinary maintenance4 7#d7 ,reclamation facility ,the term ,reclamation facility means each of the infrastructure assets that are owned by the ,bureau of ,reclamation at a ,reclamation project4 7#e7 ,reclamation project ,the term ,reclamation project means a project that is owned by the ,bureau of ,reclamation1 including all reserved works and transferred works owned by the ,bureau of ,reclamation4 7#f7 ,reserved works ,the term reserved works means buildings1 structures1 facilities1 or equipment that are owned by the ,bureau of ,reclamation for which operations and maintenance are performed by employees of the ,bureau of ,reclamation or through a contract entered into by the ,bureau of ,reclamation1 regardless of the source of funding for the operations and maintenance4 7#g7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,interior4 7#h7 ,transferred works ,the term transferred works means a ,reclamation facility at which operations and maintenance of the facility is carried out by a non-,federal entity under the provisions of a formal operations and maintenance transfer contract or other legal agreement with the ,bureau of ,reclamation4 #c4 ,asset management report enhancements for reserved works 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress an ,asset ,management ,report that-- 7#a7 describes the efforts of the ,bureau of ,reclamation-- 7,a7 to maintain in a reliable manner all reserved works at ,reclamation facilities2 and 7,b7 to standardize and streamline data reporting and processes across regions and areas for the purpose of maintaining reserved works at ,reclamation facilities2 and 7#b7 expands on the information otherwise provided in an ,asset ,management ,report1 in accordance with subsection 7b74 7b7 ,infrastructure ,maintenance ,needs ,assessment 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,asset ,management ,report submitted under subsection 7a7 shall include-- 7,a7 a detailed assessment of major repair and rehabilitation needs for all reserved works at all ,reclamation projects2 and 7,b7 to the extent practicable1 an itemized list of major repair and rehabilitation needs of individual ,reclamation facilities at each ,reclamation project4 7#b7 ,inclusions ,to the extent practicable1 the itemized list of major repair and rehabilitation needs under paragraph 7#a77;,b7 shall include-- 7,a7 a budget level cost estimate of the appropriations needed to complete each item2 and 7,b7 an assignment of a categorical rating for each item1 consistent with paragraph 7#c74 7#c7 ,rating requirements 7,a7 ,in general ,the system for assigning ratings under paragraph 7#b77;,b7 shall be-- 7i7 consistent with existing uniform categorization systems to inform the annual budget process and agency requirements2 and 7ii7 subject to the guidance and instructions issued under subparagraph 7,b74 7,b7 ,guidance ,as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall issue guidance that describes the applicability of the rating system applicable under paragraph 7#b77;,b7 to ,reclamation facilities4 7#d7 ,public availability ,except as provided in paragraph 7#e71 the ,secretary shall make publicly available1 including on the ,internet1 the ,asset ,management ,report required under subsection 7a74 7#e7 ,confidentiality ,the ,secretary may exclude from the public version of the ,asset ,management ,report made available under paragraph 7#d7 any information that the ,secretary identifies as sensitive or classified1 but shall make available to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,natural ,resources of the ,house of ,representatives a version of the report containing the sensitive or classified information4 7c7 ,updates ,not later than #b years after the date on which the ,asset ,management ,report is submitted under subsection 7a7 and biennially thereafter1 the ,secretary shall update the ,asset ,management ,report1 subject to the requirements of section #d7;b77#b74 7d7 ,consultation ,to the extent that such consultation would assist the ,secretary in preparing the ,asset ,management ,report under subsection 7a7 and updates to the ,asset ,management ,report under subsection 7c71 the ,secretary shall consult with-- 7#a7 the ,secretary of the ,army 7acting through the ,chief of ,engineers72 and 7#b7 water and power contractors4 #d4 ,asset management report enhancements for transferred works 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall coordinate with the non-,federal entities responsible for the operation and maintenance of transferred works in developing reporting requirements for ,asset ,management ,reports with respect to major repair and rehabilitation needs for transferred works that are similar to the reporting requirements described in section #c7;b74 7b7 ,guidance 7#a7 ,in general ,after considering input from water and power contractors of the ,bureau of ,reclamation1 the ,secretary shall develop and implement a rating system for transferred works that incorporates1 to the maximum extent practicable1 the rating system for major repair and rehabilitation needs for reserved works developed under section #c7;b77#c74 7#b7 ,updates ,the ratings system developed under paragraph 7#a7 shall be included in the updated ,asset ,management ,reports under section #c7;c74