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109th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4079
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 5, 2006
Mr. Hatch (for himself, Mr. Allard, Ms. Cantwell, and Mrs. Feinstein) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
A BILL
To amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to authorize improvements for the security of dams and other facilities, and for other purposes.
Additional authorization for improvements to site security
The Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 is amended—
in section 2 (43 U.S.C. 506), by inserting “and site security” after “structural safety”;
in section 3 (43 U.S.C. 507), by inserting “and site security” after “dam safety”; and
in section 4 (43 U.S.C. 508)—
in subsection (c)—
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
inserting after safety purposes
the following: “and all costs
incurred for building and site security activities (including facility
fortifications, operation, maintenance and replacement of the fortifications,
and guards and patrols, as identified in the Bureau of Reclamation’s Report to
Congress dated February 2006)”;
by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
In the case of the Central Valley Project of California—
the Secretary shall collect dam safety and site security costs allocated to irrigation and municipal and industrial water service exclusively through inclusion of the costs in the operation and maintenance rates, capital water rates, or a combination of operation and maintenance rates and capital water rates; and
dam safety and site security costs allocated to irrigation and municipal and industrial water service shall not be segregated from other project operation, maintenance, or capital costs for separate allocation or repayment.
; and
by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and
in subsection (e)—
in paragraph (1), by inserting “or site security measure” after “modification”; and
in paragraph (2), by inserting “or site security measure” after “modification”.
Reports
The Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 is amended—
in section 5 (43 U.S.C. 509)—
in the first sentence—
by
striking There are hereby
and inserting the following:
In general
There are
; and
by
striking Act:
and inserting Act.
;
in the proviso—
by
striking Provided, That no funds
and inserting
the following:
Limitation
In general
No funds
;
by
inserting after under authority of this Act
the following:
, the cause of which results from new hydrologic or seismic data or
changes in the state-of-the-art criteria determined to be necessary for site
security or structural safety purposes,
; and
by striking
The report required to be submitted by this section
and
inserting the following:
Report
The report required under paragraph (1)
; and
by adding at the end the following:
Annual report
In general
The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate an annual report on building and site security measures carried out under this Act during the applicable fiscal year.
Components
The report required under paragraph (1) shall include—
a summary of Federal and non-Federal expenditures for the fiscal year; and
information relating to a 5-year plan for building and site security measures carried out under this Act, which shall provide pre- and post-September 11, 2001, costs for the building and site security measures.
; and
in section 5A (43 U.S.C. 509a)—
in subsection (c)—
in
paragraph (1), by striking under section 5
and inserting
under section 5(b)
; and
in paragraph (3)—
by striking
The response
and inserting If a modification is the
result of new hydrologic or seismic data or changes in the state-of-the-art
criteria determined to be necessary for structural safety purposes, the
response
; and
by striking
by section 5
and inserting under section
5(b)
;
in subsection (d),
by inserting site
before security
; and
by inserting “or site security measure” after “modification” each place it appears.