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43 U.S.C. § 506 — Authority of Secretary to make modifications
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In order to preserve the structural safety of Bureau of Reclamation dams and related facilities the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to perform such modifications as he determines to be reasonably required. Said performance of work shall be in accordance with the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory or supplementary thereto).
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In order to preserve the structural safety of Bureau of Reclamation dams and related facilities the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to perform such modifications as he determines to be reasonably required. Said performance of work shall be in accordance with the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory or supplementary thereto).
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When used in sections 371, 376, 377, 412, 417, 433, 462, 466, 478, 493, 494, 500, 501, and 526 of this title—
**(a)** The word “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
**(b)** The words “reclamation law” mean the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388), and all Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto.
**(c)** The words “reclamation fund” mean the fund provided by the reclamation law.
**(d)** The word “project” means a Federal irrigation project authorized by the reclamation law.
**(e)** The words “division of a project” mean a substantial irrigable area of a project designated as a division by order of the Secretary.
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Pursuant to the authority set out in the Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, and the provisions of the Water Resources Planning Act of July 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 244, as amended [[42 U.S.C. 1962](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1962&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], with respect to the coordination of studies, investigations and assessments, the Secretary of the Interior shall conduct full and complete reconnaissance investigations for the purpose of developing a general plan to meet the future water needs of the Western United States. Such investigations shall include the long-range water supply available and the long-range water requirements in each water resource region of the Western United States. Progress reports in connection with these investigations shall be submitted to the President, the National Water Commission (while it is in existence), the Water Resources Council, and to the Congress every two years. The first of such reports shall be submitted on or before June 30, 1971, and a final reconnaissance report shall be submitted not later than June 30, 1977: Provided, That for a period of ten years from November 2, 1978, any Federal official shall not undertake reconnaissance studies of any plan for the importation of water into the Colorado River Basin from any other natural river drainage basin lying outside the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and those portions of Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming which are in the natural drainage basin of the Colorado River.
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**(a)** After November 17, 1986, costs incurred in the modification by the Secretary of dams and related facilities constructed or operated by the Secretary, the cause of which results from new hydrologic or seismic data or changes in state-of-the-art design or construction criteria deemed necessary for safety purposes, shall be recovered in accordance with the provisions in this subsection:
(1) Fifteen percent of the modification costs shall be assigned to project purposes in accordance with the cost allocation in effect for the project at the time the work is initiated. Non-Federal interests shall share the costs assigned to each purpose in accord with the cost sharing in effect at the time of initial project construction: Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior shall recover costs assigned to irrigation in accordance with repayment provisions of Public Law 98–404.
(2) Repayment under this subsection, with the exception of costs assigned to irrigation, may be made, with interest, over a period of not more than thirty years from the date of completion of the work. The interest rate used shall be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration average market yields on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States with remaining periods to maturity comparable to the applicable reimbursable period during the month preceding the fiscal year in which the costs are incurred, plus a premium of one-eighth of one percentage point for transaction costs. To the extent that more than one interest rate is determined pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Secretary of the Treasury shall establish an interest rate at the weighted average of the rates so determined.
**(b)** Nothing in this section affects the authority of the Secretary to perf
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There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation (referred to in this chapter as the “Secretary”), for the period of fiscal years 2022 through 2026—
(1) $1,150,000,000 for water storage, groundwater storage, and conveyance projects in accordance with [section 3202 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section3202&num=0&edition=prelim), of which $100,000,000 shall be made available to provide grants to plan and construct small surface water and groundwater storage projects in accordance with [section 3203 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section3203&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) $3,200,000,000 for the Aging Infrastructure Account established by subsection (d)(1) of [section 510b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section510b&num=0&edition=prelim), to be made available for activities in accordance with that subsection, including major rehabilitation and replacement activities, as identified in the Asset Management Report of the Bureau of Reclamation dated April 2021, of which—
(A) $100,000,000 shall be made available for Bureau of Reclamation reserved or transferred works that have suffered a critical failure, in accordance with [section 3204(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section3204/a&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(B) $100,000,000 shall be made available for the rehabilitation, reconstruction, or replacement of a dam in accordance with [section 3204(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section3204/b&num=0&edition=prelim);
(3) $1,000,000,000 for rura
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**(a) Costs resulting from age and normal deterioration or lack of maintenance of structures** Costs heretofore or hereafter incurred in the modification of structures under this subchapter, the cause of which results from age and normal deterioration of the structure or from nonperformance of reasonable and normal maintenance of the structure by the operating entity shall be considered as project costs and will be allocated to the purposes for which the structure was authorized initially to be constructed and will be reimbursable as provided by existing law.
**(b) Nonreimbursable costs resulting from new hydrologic or seismic data or changes in criteria** With respect to the $100,000,000 authorized to be appropriated in the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 [[43 U.S.C. 509](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section509&num=0&edition=prelim)], costs heretofore or hereafter incurred in the modification of structures under this subchapter, the cause of which results from new hydrologic or seismic data or changes in state-of-the-art criteria deemed necessary for safety purposes shall be nonreimbursable and nonreturnable under the Federal Reclamation law.
**(c) Reimbursement of certain modification costs** With respect to the additional amounts authorized to be appropriated by [section 509 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section509&num=0&edition=prelim), costs incurred in the modification of structures under this subchapter, the cause of which results from new hydrologic or seismic data or changes in state-of-the-art criteria deemed necessary for safety purposes, shall be reimbursed to the extent provided in this subsection.
(1) Fifteen percent of such costs shall be allocated to t
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Notwithstanding [section 507 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section507&num=0&edition=prelim), if the Secretary, in her judgment, determines that additional project benefits, including but not limited to additional conservation storage capacity, are necessary and in the interests of the United States and the project and are feasible and not inconsistent with the purposes of this subchapter, the Secretary is authorized to develop additional project benefits through the construction of new or supplementary works on a project in conjunction with the Secretary’s activities under [section 506 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section506&num=0&edition=prelim) and subject to the conditions described in the feasibility study, provided a cost share agreement related to the additional project benefits is reached among non-Federal and Federal funding participants and the costs associated with developing the additional project benefits are allocated exclusively among beneficiaries of the additional project benefits and repaid consistent with all provisions of Federal Reclamation law (the Act of June 17, 1902, [43 U.S.C. 371](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section371&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) and acts supplemental to and amendatory of that Act.
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TITLE 43—PUBLIC LANDS
§ 506
SUBCHAPTER XI–A—RECLAMATION
SAFETY OF DAMS
§ 506. Authority of Secretary to make modifica-
tions
In order to preserve the structural safety of
Bureau of Reclamation dams and related facili-
ties the Secretary of the Interior is authorized
to perform such modifications as he determines
to be reasonably required. Said performance of
work shall be in accordance with the Federal
reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat.
388, and Acts amendatory or supplementary
thereto).
(Pub. L. 95–578, § 2, Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2471.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Act of June 17, 1902, referred to in text, is popularly
known as the Reclamation Act, which is classified gen-
erally to this chapter. For complete classification of
this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under
section 371 of this title and Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
SHORT TITLE OF 1984 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 98–404, § 1, Aug. 28, 1984, 98 Stat. 1481, provided
in part: ‘‘That this Act [amending sections 508 and 509
of this title] may be cited as ‘The Reclamation Safety
of Dams Act Amendments of 1984’.’’
SHORT TITLE OF 1978 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 95–578, § 1, Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2471, provided:
‘‘That this Act [enacting this subchapter and amending
section 1511 of this title] shall be cited as the ‘Reclama-
tion Safety of Dams Act of 1978’.’’
FACILITIES INCLUDED WITHIN SCOPE OF RECLAMATION
SAFETY OF DAMS ACT OF 1978
Pub. L. 95–578, § 12, as added by Pub. L. 98–404, § 1(4),
Aug. 28, 1984, 98 Stat. 1482, provided that: ‘‘Included
within the scope of this Act [this subchapter] are Fish
Lake, Four Mile, Ochoco, Savage Rapids Diversion and
Warm Springs Dams, Oregon; Como Dam, Montana;
Little Wood River Dam, Idaho; and related fa
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