,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #caaa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bd1  
#bjbc,mr4 ,cramer 7for ,mr4 ,padilla    
7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4        
,bennet1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,daines1   
,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,ms4 ,murkowski1 ,mr4
 ,ricketts1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mr4        
,tillis1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 
and ,mr4 ,peters77 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend the ,national ,dam    
,safety ,program ,act to reauthorize and
 improve that ,act1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,national ,dam      
,safety ,program ,reauthorization ,act  
of #bjbc4  #b4 ,improvements to         
,national ,dam ,safety ,program  7a7    
,definitions ,section #b of the         
,national ,dam ,safety ,program ,act    
7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #dfg7 is amended-- 7#a7  
by redesignating paragraphs 7#ac7       

through 7#af7 as paragraphs 7#ad7       
through 7#ag71 respectively2 and  7#b7  
by inserting after paragraph 7#ab7 the  
following3  7#ac7 ,small disadvantaged  
community ,the term small disadvantaged 
community means a community with a      
population of less than #ej1jjj that has
 a median household income of less than 
#hj percent of the statewide median     
household income4  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 7c77#b71 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 eligible        
subrecipient to which the ,state awards 
a grant under this section provides an  
assurance from the dam owner1 with      
respect to the dam to be rehabilitated1 
that the dam owner will carry out a plan

 for maintenance of the dam during the  
expected life of the dam4  2  7#b7 in   
subsection 7d77#b77;,c71 by striking    
commit and inserting for a project not  
including removal1 obtain a commitment  
from the dam owner2  7#c7 by striking   
subsection 7e7 and inserting the        
following3  7e7 ,floodplain management  
plans  7#a7 ,in general ,as a condition 
of receipt of assistance under this     
section1 an eligible subrecipient shall 
demonstrate that a floodplain management
 plan to reduce the impacts of future   
flood events from a controlled or       
uncontrolled release from the dam or    
management of water levels in the area  
impacted by the dam-- 7,a7 for a        
removal-- 7i7 is in place2 and  7ii7    
identifies areas that would be impacted 
by the removal of the dam and includes a
 communication and outreach plan for the
 project and the impact of the project  
on the affected communities2 or  7,b7   
for a project not including removal--   
7i7 is in place2 or  7ii7 will be-- 7,i7

 developed not later than #b years after
 the date of execution of a project     
agreement for assistance under this     
section2 and  7,,ii7 implemented not    
later than #b years after the date of   
completion of construction of the       
project4  7#b7 ,requirement ,in the case
 of a plan for a removal1 the           
,administrator may not impose any       
additional requirements or conditions   
other than the requirements in paragraph
 7#a77;,a74  7#c7 ,inclusions ,a plan   
under paragraph 7#a77;,b7 shall         
address-- 7,a7 potential measures1      
practices1 and policies to reduce loss  
of life1 injuries1 damage to property   
and facilities1 public expenditures1 and
 other adverse impacts of flooding in   
the area protected or impacted by the   
dam2  7,b7 plans for flood fighting and 
evacuation2 and  7,c7 public education  
and awareness of flood risks4  7#d7     
,plan criteria and technical support    
,the ,administrator1 in consultation    
with the ,board1 shall provide criteria1

 and may provide technical support1 for 
the development and implementation of   
floodplain management plans prepared    
under this subsection4  2  7#d7 by      
striking subsection 7f7 and inserting   
the following3  7f7 ,priority system    
,the ,administrator1 in consultation    
with the ,board1 shall develop a        
risk-based priority system for ,states  
to use in prioritizing multiple         
applications each year for eligible high
 hazard potential dams for which grants 
may be made under this section4  2  7#e7
 in subsection 7g77#a7-- 7,a7 in        
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking ,any and 
inserting ,except as provided in        
subparagraph 7,c71 any2 and  7,b7 by    
adding at the end the following3  7,c7  
,small disadvantaged communities        
,subparagraph 7,a7 shall not apply to a 
project carried out by or for the       
benefit of a small disadvantaged        
community4  2 and  7#f7 in subsection   
7j77#d71 by striking #bjbf and inserting
 #bjbh4  7c7 ,authorization of          

appropriations ,section #ad of the      
,national ,dam ,safety ,program ,act    
7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #dfg;j7 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph  
7#a71 by striking #bjbc and inserting   
#bjbh2 and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7
 in subparagraph 7,a71 in the matter    
preceding clause 7i71 by striking       
subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c7 and         
inserting subparagraph 7,b72  7ii7 by   
striking subparagraph 7,b72 and  7iii7  
by redesignating subparagraph 7,c7 as   
subparagraph 7,b72  7#b7 in subsection  
7b71 by striking #bjbc and inserting    
#bjbh2  7#c7 in subsection 7c71 by      
striking #bjbc and inserting #bjbh2     
7#d7 in subsection 7d71 by striking     
#bjbc and inserting #bjbh2  7#e7 in     
subsection 7e71 by striking #bjbc and   
inserting #bjbh2 and  7#f7 in subsection
 7f71 by striking #bjbc and inserting   
#bjbh4