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Referenced Laws
43 U.S.C. 510
43 U.S.C. 510b
Section 1
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Urban Canal Modernization Act.
Section 2
2. Extraordinary operation and maintenance work performed by the Secretary of the Interior Section 9601 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 510) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), and (1), respectively; in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by striking et seq.) and inserting et seq.)); in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by striking mean and inserting means; and by adding at the end the following: The term urban canal of concern means a transferred works or segment of a transferred works— that is— a canal reach, the failure of which would result in— an estimated at-risk population of more than 100 individuals; or an estimated property damage of more than $5,000,000; or a canal reach determined by the responsible Bureau of Reclamation regional or area office to be classified as an urban canal reach; and 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. 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: 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. 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). 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. (8)Urban canal of concernThe 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.. (e)Extraordinary operation and maintenance work on urban canals of concern(1)In generalThe 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)FundingIn 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 fundsAny 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..
Section 3
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Urban Canal Modernization Act.
Section 4
2. Extraordinary operation and maintenance work performed by the Secretary of the Interior Section 9601 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 510) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), and (1), respectively; in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by striking et seq.) and inserting et seq.)); in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by striking mean and inserting means; and by adding at the end the following: The term urban canal of concern means a transferred works or segment of a transferred works that is a canal reach— the failure of which would result in an estimated at-risk population of more than 100 individuals, as determined by the Secretary, pursuant to the guidelines and criteria developed under section 9602(a); and that is determined by the Secretary to be classified as an urban canal reach. Section 9603 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 510b) is amended— in subsection (a)— by striking (a) and all that follows through The Secretary and inserting the following: The Secretary by adding at the end the following: The Secretary or the transferred works operating entity may carry out, in accordance with subsection (b), any extraordinary operation and maintenance work on an urban canal of concern that the Secretary determines to be necessary pursuant to the guidelines and criteria set forth in section 9602(a). in subsection (b)— by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: Except in the case of emergency extraordinary operation and maintenance work carried out under subsection (c), of the total costs of extraordinary operation and maintenance work on an urban canal of concern conducted under subsection (a)(2)— 25 percent shall be provided by the Secretary on a nonreimbursable basis; 10 percent shall be provided by the applicable State or political subdivision of the applicable State in which the extraordinary operation and maintenance work is being conducted; and the remaining amounts shall be advanced by the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (2), to be repaid by the transferred works operating entity in accordance with that paragraph. in subsection (d)— by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and by inserting after paragraph (6) the following: Not more than $300,000,000 shall be made available from the Account to pay the Federal costs of extraordinary operation and maintenance work on urban canals of concern conducted under section (a)(2), unless an appropriations Act provides funds for payment of Federal costs for such purposes in excess of that amount. (8)Urban canal of concernThe term urban canal of concern means a transferred works or segment of a transferred works that is a canal reach—(A)the failure of which would result in an estimated at-risk population of more than 100 individuals, as determined by the Secretary, pursuant to the guidelines and criteria developed under section 9602(a); and(B)that is determined by the Secretary to be classified as an urban canal reach.. (a)Authorization(1)Project facilitiesThe Secretary; and (2)Urban canals of concernThe Secretary or the transferred works operating entity may carry out, in accordance with subsection (b), any extraordinary operation and maintenance work on an urban canal of concern that the Secretary determines to be necessary pursuant to the guidelines and criteria set forth in section 9602(a).; (3)Urban canals of concernExcept in the case of emergency extraordinary operation and maintenance work carried out under subsection (c), of the total costs of extraordinary operation and maintenance work on an urban canal of concern conducted under subsection (a)(2)—(A)25 percent shall be provided by the Secretary on a nonreimbursable basis;(B)10 percent shall be provided by the applicable State or political subdivision of the applicable State in which the extraordinary operation and maintenance work is being conducted; and(C)the remaining amounts shall be advanced by the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (2), to be repaid by the transferred works operating entity in accordance with that paragraph.; and (7)Limitation for urban canals of concernNot more than $300,000,000 shall be made available from the Account to pay the Federal costs of extraordinary operation and maintenance work on urban canals of concern conducted under section (a)(2), unless an appropriations Act provides funds for payment of Federal costs for such purposes in excess of that amount..