,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #diei  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bg1 #bjbc,mr4  
,van ,ord5 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,ku/]1 &    
,mr4 ,mc,garvey7 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committees on            
,agriculture1 & ,natural ,res\rces1 = a 
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require to ,comptroll] ,g5]al to submit 
to ,congress a report on ! /atus ( dams 
9 ! ,,usda wat]%$ program4  #a4 ,report 
on dams 9 ,,usda wat]%$ program  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]      
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to 
,congress a report on ! /atus ( cov]$   
dams1 includ+1 ) respect to ea* cov]$   
dam-- 7#a7 ! location1 own]%ip1 &       
/ructural conditions ( ! dam1 includ+   
any ne$ = repairs2  7#b7 :e!r ! dam is 9

 compliance ) ! pr9ciples & requirem5ts 
describ$ 9 ! docum5t publi%$ by !       
,c\ncil on ,environm5tal ,quality       
entitl$ ,pr9ciples & ,requirem5ts =     
,f$]al ,inve/m5ts 9 ,wat] ,res\rces &   
dat$ ,m>* #bjac1 & ! relat$ int]ag5cy   
guidel9es publi%$ by ! ,c\ncil on       
,environm5tal ,quality & dat$ ,decemb]  
#bjad2  7#c7 ! mo/ rec5t haz>d          
classification assessm5t ( ! dam =      
purposes ( ! ,national ,dam ,safety     
,program ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #dfg et    
seq471 & :e!r d[n/ream *anges h be5     
acc\nt$ = 9 su* assessm5t2  7#d7 :e!r ! 
dam is meet+ its int5d$ purpose2  7#e7  
:e!r ! dam is a c&idate = decommission+ 
because--  7,a7 ! dam is n meet+1 or n  
co/-effectively meet+1 its int5d$       
purpose2  7,b7 ! dam is a safety haz>d &
 has def]r$ ma9t5ance2  7,c7 !          
environm5tal b5efits ( decommission+ &  
removal ( ! dam outweigh ! b5efits      
provid$ by ! dam2 or  7,d7 ! own] ( !   
dam is reque/+ decommission+2 &  7#f7   
:e!r ! dam has exce$$ its life          

expectancy1 & :at ! end-(-life c>e plan 
is = ! dam4  7b7 ,cov]$ dams ,= purposes
 ( ?is section1 ! t]m cov]$ dam means a 
dam = :i* assi/ance has be5 provid$ "u--
  7#a7 ! ,wat]%$ ,protection & ,flood   
,prev5tion ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja et 
seq472  7#b7 ! ,act ( ,decemb] #bb1     
#aidd 7*apt] #ffe2 ,public ,law         
#gh-ecd72  7#c7 ! ,pilot ,wat]%$        
,program c>ri$ out pursuant to !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture ,appropriation 
,act1 #aied 7,public ,law #hc-aef72 &   
7#d7 ! ,res\rce ,cons]vation &          
,developm5t ,program c>ri$ out pursuant 
to ! ,food & ,agriculture ,act ( #aifb  
7,public ,law #hg-gjc74