Bill Summary
The Urban Canal Modernization Act is a bill that aims to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to give the Secretary of the Interior the authority to perform certain extraordinary operation and maintenance work on urban canals of concern. This bill defines an "urban canal of concern" as a transferred works or segment of a transferred works that, if it were to fail, would result in significant harm to human life and property. The bill also outlines the process for determining the need for and funding of such work on urban canals of concern, with the federal government covering 35% of the cost and the rest being repaid by the transferred works operating entity.
Possible Impacts
1. This legislation could affect people living near urban canals of concern, who may face increased risks and damage from potential canal failures.
2. The responsible Bureau of Reclamation regional or area office may be affected by having to designate and classify certain canal reaches as urban canals of concern.
3. The transferred works operating entity may be affected by the requirement to perform and fund extraordinary operation and maintenance work on urban canals of concern, potentially impacting their budget and resources.
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6107 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6107
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
October 26, 2023
Mr. Simpson (for himself, Mr. Fulcher, and Mr. Newhouse) 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Urban Canal Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTRAORDINARY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE WORK PERFORMED BY THE
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.
(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 is--
``(i) a canal reach, the failure of which
would result in--
``(I) an estimated at-risk
population of more than 100
individuals; or
``(II) an estimated property damage
of more than $5,000,000; or
``(ii) a canal reach determined by the
responsible Bureau of Reclamation regional or
area office to be classified as an urban canal
reach; 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 by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Extraordinary Operation and Maintenance Work on Urban Canals
of Concern.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary or the transferred works
operating entity shall carry out any extraordinary operation
and maintenance work on an urban canal of concern that the
transferred works operating entity, with the concurrence of the
Secretary, determines to be necessary.
``(2) Funding.--In the case of extraordinary operation and
maintenance work on an urban canal of concern authorized under
paragraph (1), or if the Secretary determines that a project
facility inspected and maintained pursuant to the guidelines
and criteria set forth in section 9602(a) requires
extraordinary operation and maintenance work pursuant to
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide Federal funds on a
nonreimbursable basis sufficient to cover 35 percent of the
portion of total cost of the extraordinary operation and
maintenance work allocable to the transferred works operating
entity that is needed to carry out the extraordinary operation
and maintenance work on the urban canal of concern, with the
remaining share of any additional Federal funds advanced by the
Secretary for the extraordinary operation and maintenance work
to be repaid under subsection (b).
``(f) 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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