S. 3971 — Introduced in Senate

II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3971 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 31, 2022Mr. Inhofe introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 to modify a provision relating to cost-sharing requirements applicable to certain Bureau of Reclamation dams and dikes, and for other purposes. 1. Cost-sharing requirements applicable to certain Bureau of Reclamation dams and dikes Section 4309 of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (43 U.S.C. 377b note; Public Law 115–270) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by inserting dams and before dikes; (2) in subsection (a), by striking effective beginning on the date of enactment of this section, the Federal share of the operations and maintenance costs of a dike described in subsection (b) and inserting the Federal share of the dam safety modifications costs of a dike described in subsection (c); (3) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); (4) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: (b) Gate repairs Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), effective during the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal share of the costs to repair or replace a gate and any ancillary gate components of a dam described in subsection (c) shall be 100 percent. ; and (5) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)— (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting dams and before dikes; (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking A dike referred to in subsection (a) is a and inserting A dam or dike referred to in subsections (a) and (b) is a dam or; and (C) in paragraph (2), by striking December 31, 1945 and inserting December 31, 1948.