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Core Policy Mechanism Top 1
Expand dam rehabilitation eligibility to rural and high-hazard dams
Expands federal dam repair assistance to cover high-hazard dams and earthen dams in small rural towns. Dam owners in these categories can now qualify for help they were previously ineligible for.
- Population Scope Low The provision benefits owners of a narrow subset of dams — high-hazard and rural earthen dams in towns under 5,000 — representing a small fraction of the U.S. population.
- Budgetary Magnitude Low No new funds are authorized or appropriated; the bill only expands eligibility within an existing assistance framework.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth Medium Creates a new enforceable entitlement to federal rehabilitation assistance for two previously ineligible dam categories, expanding substantive eligibility under 16 U.S.C. § 1012(a).
- Degree of Discretion Granted Low The bill defines eligibility criteria with precision (population threshold, compacted-earth percentage) and delegates no new rulemaking or broad agency discretion.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low No new enforcement mechanisms, penalties, or compliance obligations are created; the provision simply extends existing program access to additional applicants.
- Temporal Commitment High The eligibility expansion is a permanent statutory amendment with no expiration date, persisting indefinitely until Congress acts to repeal it.
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Summary
This bill expands the types of dams that can receive federal repair help under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act. It adds two new categories: high-hazard dams eligible under the National Dam Safety Program Act (NDSP), and earthen dams located in small towns of fewer than 5,000 people where more than half the dam's structure is made of compacted earth. Owners of these dams would now qualify for federal rehabilitation assistance they could not access before.
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Core Policy Mechanism Top 1
Expand dam rehabilitation eligibility to rural and high-hazard dams
Expands federal dam repair assistance to cover high-hazard dams and earthen dams in small rural towns. Dam owners in these categories can now qualify for help they were previously ineligible for.
- Population Scope Low The provision benefits owners of a narrow subset of dams — high-hazard and rural earthen dams in towns under 5,000 — representing a small fraction of the U.S. population.
- Budgetary Magnitude Low No new funds are authorized or appropriated; the bill only expands eligibility within an existing assistance framework.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth Medium Creates a new enforceable entitlement to federal rehabilitation assistance for two previously ineligible dam categories, expanding substantive eligibility under 16 U.S.C. § 1012(a).
- Degree of Discretion Granted Low The bill defines eligibility criteria with precision (population threshold, compacted-earth percentage) and delegates no new rulemaking or broad agency discretion.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low No new enforcement mechanisms, penalties, or compliance obligations are created; the provision simply extends existing program access to additional applicants.
- Temporal Commitment High The eligibility expansion is a permanent statutory amendment with no expiration date, persisting indefinitely until Congress acts to repeal it.
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Expand dam rehabilitation eligibility to rural and high-hazard dams
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