Expands eligibility for the Bureau of Reclamation's competitive grant program for small water storage and groundwater storage projects.
S. 4176117th Congress

Expands eligibility for the Bureau of Reclamation's competitive grant program for small water storage and groundwater storage projects.

Introduced in the SenateSen. James Risch (R-ID)11 sections · 1 min read
Version: Reported to Senate · Oct 18, 2022

(a) Small water storage and groundwater storage projects

Section 40903(b)(1)(B)(i) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (43 U.S.C. 3203(b)(1)(B)(i)) is amended by striking 2,000 and inserting 2 200.

(b) Carey Act projects

Section 40904(b) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (43 U.S.C. 3204(b)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (3), by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respectively, and indenting appropriately;

(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, and indenting appropriately;

(3) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated), by striking The Secretary and inserting the following:

(1) In general

The Secretary; and

(4) by adding at the end the following:

(A) In general

On making the affirmative determinations described in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall use amounts made available under section 40901(2)(B) to fund the rehabilitation, reconstruction, or replacement of any dams that were developed pursuant to, and continue to operate as dams under, section 4 of the Act of August 18, 1894 (commonly known as the Carey Act) (43 U.S.C. 641; 28 Stat. 422, chapter 301).

(B) Determinations described

The determinations referred to in subparagraph (A) are—

(i) a determination by the Secretary that any dams that meet the criteria described in paragraph (1) have received the necessary funding to complete rehabilitation, reconstruction, or replacement activities under this subsection; and

(ii) a determination by the Secretary that amounts made available under section 40901(2)(B) remain available.

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