Collapse to view only § 467h. Reports
- § 467. Definitions
- § 467a. Inspection of dams
- § 467b. Investigation reports to Governors
- § 467c. Determination of danger to human life and property
- § 467d. National dam inventory
- § 467e. Interagency Committee on Dam Safety
- § 467f. National dam safety program
- § 467f-1. Lock and dam security
- § 467f-2. Rehabilitation of high hazard potential dams
- § 467g. Research
- § 467g-1. Dam safety training
- § 467g-2. Public awareness and outreach for dam safety
- § 467h. Reports
- § 467i. Statutory construction
- § 467j. Authorization of appropriations
- §§ 467k to 467m. Repealed.
- § 467n. Recovery of dam modification costs required for safety purposes
- § 467o. National low-head dam inventory
As soon as practicable after inspection of a dam, the Secretary shall notify the Governor of the State in which such dam is located the results of such investigation. In any case in which any hazardous conditions are found during an inspection, upon request by the owner, the Secretary, acting through the Chief of Engineers, may perform detailed engineering studies to determine the structural integrity of the dam, subject to reimbursement of such expense by the owner of such dam. The Secretary shall immediately notify the Governor of any hazardous conditions found during an inspection. The Secretary shall provide advice to the Governor, upon request, relating to timely remedial measures necessary to mitigate or obviate any hazardous conditions found during an inspection.
For the purpose of determining whether a dam (including the waters impounded by such dam) constitutes a danger to human life or property, the Secretary shall take into consideration the possibility that the dam might be endangered by overtopping, seepage, settlement, erosion, sediment, cracking, earth movement, earthquakes, failure of bulkheads, flashboard, gates on conduits, or other conditions which exist or which might occur in any area in the vicinity of the dam.
The Secretary of the Army shall maintain and update information on the inventory of dams in the United States. Such inventory of dams shall include any available information assessing each dam based on inspections completed by either a Federal agency or a State dam safety agency.
At the request of any State that has or intends to develop a State dam safety program, the Administrator shall provide training for State dam safety staff and inspectors.
The Administrator, in consultation with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, dam owners, the emergency management community, the private sector, nongovernmental organizations and associations, institutions of higher education, and any other appropriate entities shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, carry out a nationwide public awareness and outreach initiative to assist the public in preparing for, mitigating, responding to, and recovering from dam incidents.