,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #ehf #aahth         
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 #bafj    
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,june #bb1 #bjbc,mr4 ,risch   
7for himself1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 and ,mr4     
,merkley7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural  
,resources  ,november #ba1              
#bjbd,reported by ,mr4 ,manchin1 with an
 amendment,strike out all after the     
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend 
the ,omnibus ,public ,land ,management  
,act of #bjji to authorize certain      
extraordinary operation and maintenance 
work for urban canals of concern4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,urban ,canal ,modernization ,act4  
#b4 ,extraordinary operation and        
maintenance work performed by the       
,secretary of the ,interior  7a7        
,definitions ,section #ifja of the      
,omnibus ,public ,land ,management ,act 
of #bjji 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #eaj7 is        

amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 7#c71 7#d71 7#e71
 7#f71 and 7#g7 as paragraphs 7#b71     
7#c71 7#d71 7#e71 7#f71 7#g71 and 7#a71 
respectively2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#c7   
7as so redesignated71 by striking et    
seq47 and inserting et seq4772  7#c7 in 
paragraph 7#d7 7as so redesignated71 by 
striking mean and inserting means2 and  
7#d7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#h7 ,urban canal of concern ,the term
 urban canal of concern means a         
transferred works or segment of a       
transferred works-- 7,a7 that is-- 7i7 a
 canal reach1 the failure of which would
 result in-- 7,i7 an estimated at-risk  
population of more than #ajj            
individuals2 or  7,,ii7 an estimated    
property damage of more than #e1jjj1jjj2
 or  7ii7 a canal reach determined by   
the responsible ,bureau of ,reclamation 
regional or area office to be classified
 as an urban canal reach2 and  7,b7 with
 respect to which the ,secretary        
determines1 pursuant to the guidelines  

and criteria developed under section    
#ifjb7;a71 that if a failure were to    
occur1 the failure would result in loss 
of life and property in the vicinity of 
the failed transferred works or segment 
of transferred works4  4  7b7           
,extraordinary maintenance and operation
 work on urban canal of concerns        
,section #ifjc of the ,omnibus ,public  
,land ,management ,act of #bjji 7#dc    
,u4,s4,c4 #eaj;b7 is amended by adding  
at the end the following3  7e7          
,extraordinary operation and maintenance
 work on urban canals of concern  7#a7  
,in general ,the ,secretary or the      
transferred works operating entity shall
 carry out any extraordinary operation  
and maintenance work on an urban canal  
of concern that the transferred works   
operating entity1 with the concurrence  
of the ,secretary1 determines to be     
necessary4  7#b7 ,funding ,in the case  
of extraordinary operation and          
maintenance work on an urban canal of   
concern authorized under paragraph 7#a71

 or if the ,secretary determines that a 
project facility inspected and          
maintained pursuant to the guidelines   
and criteria set forth in section       
#ifjb7;a7 requires extraordinary        
operation and maintenance work pursuant 
to paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall 
provide ,federal funds on a             
nonreimbursable basis sufficient to     
cover #ce percent of the portion of     
total cost of the extraordinary         
operation and maintenance work allocable
 to the transferred works operating     
entity that is needed to carry out the  
extraordinary operation and maintenance 
work on the urban canal of concern1 with
 the remaining share of any additional  
,federal funds advanced by the          
,secretary for the extraordinary        
operation and maintenance work to be    
repaid under subsection 7b74  7f7       
,reimbursable funds ,any reimbursable   
funds provided under this section shall 
be considered to be a non-,federal      
source of funds for purposes of any     

cost-sharing requirement for a ,federal 
grant4  4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,urban ,canal       
,modernization ,act4  #b4 ,extraordinary
 operation and maintenance work         
performed by the ,secretary of the      
,interior  7a7 ,definitions ,section    
#ifja of the ,omnibus ,public ,land     
,management ,act of #bjji 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4
 #eaj7 is amended-- 7#a7 by             
redesignating paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71    
7#c71 7#d71 7#e71 7#f71 and 7#g7 as     
paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71 7#d71 7#e71 7#f71
 7#g71 and 7#a71 respectively2  7#b7 in 
paragraph 7#c7 7as so redesignated71 by 
striking et seq47 and inserting et      
seq4772  7#c7 in paragraph 7#d7 7as so  
redesignated71 by striking mean and     
inserting means2 and  7#d7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7#h7 ,urban     
canal of concern ,the term urban canal  
of concern means a transferred works or 
segment of a transferred works that is a
 canal reach-- 7,a7 the failure of which
 would result in an estimated at-risk   

population of more than #ajj            
individuals1 as determined by the       
,secretary1 pursuant to the guidelines  
and criteria developed under section    
#ifjb7;a72 and  7,b7 that is determined 
by the ,secretary to be classified as an
 urban canal reach4  4  7b7             
,extraordinary operation and maintenance
 work on urban canals of concern        
,section #ifjc of the ,omnibus ,public  
,land ,management ,act of #bjji 7#dc    
,u4,s4,c4 #eaj;b7 is amended-- 7#a7 in  
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by striking 7a7   
and all that follows through ,the       
,secretary and inserting the following3 
7a7 ,authorization  7#a7 ,project       
facilities ,the ,secretary  2 and  7,b7 
by adding at the end the following3     
7#b7 ,urban canals of concern ,the      
,secretary or the transferred works     
operating entity may carry out1 in      
accordance with subsection 7b71 any     
extraordinary operation and maintenance 
work on an urban canal of concern that  
the ,secretary determines to be         

necessary pursuant to the guidelines and
 criteria set forth in section          
#ifjb7;a74  2  7#b7 in subsection 7b7-- 
7,a7 by redesignating paragraph 7#c7 as 
paragraph 7#d72 and  7,b7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#b7 the following3     
7#c7 ,urban canals of concern ,except in
 the case of emergency extraordinary    
operation and maintenance work carried  
out under subsection 7c71 of the total  
costs of extraordinary operation and    
maintenance work on an urban canal of   
concern conducted under subsection      
7a77#b7-- 7,a7 #be percent shall be     
provided by the ,secretary on a         
nonreimbursable basis2  7,b7 #aj percent
 shall be provided by the applicable    
,state or political subdivision of the  
applicable ,state in which the          
extraordinary operation and maintenance 
work is being conducted2 and  7,c7 the  
remaining amounts shall be advanced by  
the ,secretary in accordance with       
paragraph 7#b71 to be repaid by the     
transferred works operating entity in   

accordance with that paragraph4  2 and  
7#c7 in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 by        
redesignating paragraph 7#g7 as         
paragraph 7#h72 and  7,b7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#f7 the following3     
7#g7 ,limitation for urban canals of    
concern ,not more than #cjj1jjj1jjj     
shall be made available from the        
,account to pay the ,federal costs of   
extraordinary operation and maintenance 
work on urban canals of concern         
conducted under section 7a77#b71 unless 
an appropriations ,act provides funds   
for payment of ,federal costs for such  
purposes in excess of that amount4  4   
,november #ba1 #bjbd,reported with an   
amendment