legislation: 102-s-2617

Congressional bills and resolutions from Congress.gov, filtered to policy areas relevant to environmental, health, agriculture, and wildlife regulation.

Data license: Public Domain (U.S. Government data) · Data source: Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API

This data as json

bill_id congress bill_type bill_number title policy_area introduced_date latest_action_date latest_action_text origin_chamber sponsor_name sponsor_state sponsor_party sponsor_bioguide_id cosponsor_count summary_text update_date url
102-s-2617 102 s 2617 Indian Dams Safety Act of 1992 Native Americans 1992-04-10 1992-10-06 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 805. Senate Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] NM D B000468 0 Indian Dams Safety Act of 1992 - Establishes a dam safety operation and maintenance program (program) within the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) develop a comprehensive list of dams located on Indian lands that are in a satisfactory, fair, conditionally poor, poor, or unsatisfactory condition; (2) perform such rehabilitation work as is necessary to bring such dams to a satisfactory condition. Requires that the dam, upon completion of rehabilitation work, be placed under the program and be regularly maintained pursuant to program guidelines. Specifies that work authorized by this Act shall be for the purposes of dam safety operation and maintenance and not to provide additional conservation storage capacity or to develop benefits beyond those provided by the original dams and reservoirs. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) obtain technical assistance from agencies under his jurisdiction in addition to the BIA, or from other departments through memoranda of understanding, to carry out the purposes of this Act (but specifies that the safety of the dams program and the operation and maintenance program shall remain under BIA direction); and (2) contract with appropriate Indian tribes to carry out the program. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z  

Links from other tables