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This bill amends the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to expand funding opportunities for certain dam projects originally authorized under the Carey Act of 1894. Specifically, the bill allows the Secretary of the relevant federal agency to use available funds to rehabilitate, reconstruct, or replace dams that were originally developed under the Carey Act, which was a historical law that encouraged western state development by granting federal lands for irrigation projects. The bill establishes two key conditions for using these funds: first, the Secretary must determine that existing dams meeting certain criteria have already received necessary funding for their rehabilitation or reconstruction, and second, that funds remain available under the specified section of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This amendment provides additional flexibility in using infrastructure funds to support aging dam infrastructure, particularly for projects with historical significance in western state development.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1257/all-info