S. 2735: Dam Safety Act of 2006
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S. 2735: Dam Safety Act of 2006
109th Congress · introduced 2006-05-04 · Water Resources Development · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-460.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2006-05-04 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 109-460. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
Dam Safety Act of 2006
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 6, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Dam Safety Act of 2006 - Amends the National Dam Safety Program Act to require (currently, authorizes) the Secretary of the Army to maintain and update information on the inventory of dams in the United States, including any available information assessing each dam based on inspections completed by either a federal agency or a state dam safety agency. Requires the strategic plan for dam safety prepared by the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish performance measures, in addition to goals, priorities, and target dates, toward effectively administering the Act to improve dam safety. Requires a state dam safety program, to be eligible for assistance under such Act, to include: (1) the authority to require or perform periodic evaluations of all dams and reservoirs to the extent of the threat to human life and property in case of failure; and (2) the authority to issue notices to require owners of dams to install and monitor instrumentation. Reauthorizes appropriations for the National Dam Safety Program, the National Dam Inventory, research, training, and staff.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] · 1 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2735, Dam Safety Act of 2006 (2006-06-09); CBO cost estimate: S. 2735, Dam Safety Act of 2006 (2006-06-09)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109s2735.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/s>
Record fed-us-cong109-s2735 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109