Bill > HR5414

This bill amends the National Dam Safety Program Act to make several key changes. First, it removes a specific paragraph (paragraph 4) from Section 8(e) of the existing law, which likely relates to dam safety program provisions. The bill also modifies the section on rehabilitation of high hazard potential dams by requiring states that do not already have their own risk-based priority system to use a standardized federal priority system for identifying dams that need urgent attention or repairs. Additionally, the bill extends the authorization of appropriations for dam rehabilitation programs from 2026 to 2031, effectively providing five more years of potential federal funding support for dam safety and improvement efforts. The bill can be referred to by its full name, the "Dam Assessment and Mitigation Support Act" (DAMS Act), which suggests its primary focus is on assessing dam conditions and supporting mitigation efforts to improve dam safety across the United States.

Business and Industry, Transportation and Infrastructure

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