Aging Water Infrastructure and Maintenance Act

A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to carry out annual inspections of canals, levees, tunnels, dikes, pumping plants, dams, and reservoirs under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, and for other purposes.

4/10/2008--Introduced.
Aging Water Infrastructure and Maintenance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to inspect at least 75% of all project facilities within one year to assess each facility's condition and to estimate the property value and population size that would be at risk if a facility fails, is breached, or otherwise allows flooding to occur. Defines a "project facility" as any part or incidental feature of a reclamation or irrigation project under the Secretary's jurisdiction that is not covered by the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978.
Requires the Secretary:
(1) in selecting facilities to inspect, to take into account the risk posed to public health or safety or to property; and
(2) to use the data collected to develop detailed schedules for regular facility maintenance and to create a national priorities list of facilities requiring the most urgent maintenance.
Requires the Secretary to:
(1) carry out periodic reviews of facilities to update the list;
(2) publish the list in the Department of the Interior's budget justification;
(3) promulgate final regulations to establish standards for the condition and maintenance of facilities and guidelines to implement this Act and ensure compliance with regulations; and
(4) carry out or provide financial support to a non-federal entity to carry out any modification determined to be reasonably required to preserve a facility's structural safety. Provides for reimbursement of costs arising from the repair of structurally deficient transferred project facilities.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]
• and 3 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM]
  • Sen. Ken Salazar [D, CO]
  • Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT]
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Committees

• Senate Energy and Natural Resources
• 1 more
  • Senate Energy and Natural Resources
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.2842

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
April 10, 2008

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• Added to calendar on Sep 16, 2008: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 988..
• Sep 16, 2008: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
• Sep 16, 2008: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
• Added to calendar on Sep 11, 2008: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably..
• Sep 11, 2008: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
• Jul 08, 2008: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.
• Jul 08, 2008: Subcommittee on Water and Power. Date of scheduled hearing. SD-366. 2:30 p.m.
• Apr 10, 2008: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
• Introduced on Apr 10, 2008.

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Related Issue Areas:

• Standards
• Maintenance and repair
• Law
• Irrigation
• 17 more
• Infrastructure
• Governmental investigations
• Government publicity
• Government paperwork
• Government information
• Floods
• Flood control
• Federal aid to water resources development
• Executive departments
• Emergency management
• Department of the Interior
• Dams
• Construction costs
• Budgets
• Agriculture
• Administrative procedure
• Water resources

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November 29, 2008 Fresh Talk: FAS reports of interest

Nov 19, 2008; Bill Action: Introduced: S. 3689: Economic Recovery Act of 2008 - Nov 16, 2008; Report: Budget Report for S. 2842: Aging Water Infrastructure and Maintenance Act - Nov 4, 2008 ...

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