[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9517 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9517
To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to authorize
certain extraordinary operation and maintenance work for urban canals
of concern.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 13, 2022
Mr. Simpson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to authorize
certain extraordinary operation and maintenance work for urban canals
of concern.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTRAORDINARY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE WORK PERFORMED BY
THE SECRETARY.
(a) Definitions.--Section 9601 of the Omnibus Public Land
Management Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 510) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5),
(6), and (7) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), and
(1), respectively;
(2) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by striking ``et
seq.)'' and inserting ``et seq.))'';
(3) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by striking
``mean'' and inserting ``means''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(8) Urban canal of concern.--The term `urban canal of
concern' means a transferred works or segment of a transferred
works--
``(A) that conveys water through a densely
populated urban area; and
``(B) with respect to which the Secretary
determines, pursuant to the guidelines and criteria
developed under section 9602(a), that if a failure were
to occur, the failure would result in loss of life and
property in the vicinity of the failed transferred
works or segment of transferred works.''.
(b) Extraordinary Maintenance and Operation Work on Urban Canal of
Concerns.--Section 9603 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of
2009 (43 U.S.C. 510b) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``carry out any'' and
inserting the following: ``carry out--
``(A) any'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A) (as so
designated), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; or''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) any extraordinary maintenance and operation
work on an urban canal of concern.''; and
(B) in paragraph (3), in the first sentence--
(i) by striking ``If the Secretary'' and
inserting ``In the case of extraordinary
maintenance and operation work on an urban
canal of concern authorized under paragraph (1)
or if the Secretary'';
(ii) by striking ``, which'' and inserting
``that''; and
(iii) by inserting ``or to carry out the
extraordinary maintenance and operation work on
the urban canal of concern'' after ``imminent
harm''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Reimbursable Funds.--Any reimbursable funds provided under
this section shall be considered to be a non-Federal source of funds
for purposes of any cost-sharing requirement for a Federal grant.''.
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