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S. 1257119th Congress
Official title: A bill to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to authorize the use of funds for certain additional Carey Act projects, and for other purposes.
Introduced:
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S. 1257 would expand an existing federal dam-repair fund to also cover older Carey Act irrigation dams, mostly in western states.
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S. 1257 would amend the 2021 infrastructure law to make certain dams built under the 1894 Carey Act eligible for the same dam-safety repair funding as other high-risk dams. The Secretary of the Interior must first confirm currently eligible dams have received the funding needed to finish their repairs, and that money remains, before funding Carey Act dam projects.
This mainly affects rural communities, farmers, and irrigation districts in western states that operate century-old Carey Act dams; the bill was introduced by senators from Idaho.
Widening eligibility means more dam projects could compete for the same pool of existing infrastructure funds, potentially spreading available money across a larger number of projects.
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Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.