Summary: Sets the tonnage requirement for consideration of dredging of small ports by the Corps of Engineers at a minimum of 500,000 tons, as calculated by the relevant port authority.

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Summary: Authorizes any landowner within the Northport Irrigation District in Nebraska to repay, at any time, the construction costs of project facilities allocated to the landowner's land within the District. Provides that upon discharge in full of the obligation for repayment of all such costs, the parcels of land shall not be subject to the ownership and full-cost pricing limitations under federal reclamation law. Directs the Department of the Interior, upon request, to provide to the landowner who has repaid such costs in full a certificate acknowledging that the landholding is free of such limitations.

authorizes landowner nebraska repay time construction costs project facilities allocated landowner land district provides discharge obligation repayment costs parcels land shall subject ownership cost pricing limitations federal reclamation law directs department_of_the_interior request provide landowner repaid costs certificate acknowledging free limitations


Summary:
(Sec. 1) This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior, in cooperation with the state of Wyoming, to amend the Definite Plan Report for the Seedskadee Project (authorized under the Colorado River Storage Project Act) to provide for the study, design, planning, and construction activities that will enable the use of all active storage capacity of Fontenelle Dam and Reservoir, including the placement of sufficient riprap on the upstream face of the Dam to allow such storage capacity to be used for authorized Project purposes.

Interior may enter into: (1) any contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or other agreement that is necessary to carry out this Act; and (2) contracts with Wyoming for division of any additional active capacity made available under this Act.

Interior must enter into a cooperative agreement with Wyoming for planning, design, related preconstruction activities, and construction of any modification of the Fontenelle Dam, which shall specify the responsibilities of Interior and Wyoming regarding: (1) completing the planning and final design of the modification of the Dam, (2) any environmental and cultural resource compliance activities required for the modification of the Dam, and (3) the construction of the modification of the Dam.

sec bill authorizes department_of_the_interior cooperation state wyoming amend definite plan report authorized colorado_river_storage project act provide study design planning construction activities enable use active storage capacity dam reservoir including placement sufficient upstream face dam allow storage capacity authorized project purposes interior enter contract grant cooperative agreement agreement necessary carry act contracts wyoming division additional active capacity available act interior enter cooperative agreement wyoming planning design related preconstruction activities construction modification shall specify responsibilities interior wyoming completing planning final design modification dam environmental cultural resource compliance activities required modification dam construction modification dam


Summary:
Authorized Rural Water Projects Completion Act

 TITLE I--RECLAMATION RURAL WATER CONSTRUCTION AND SETTLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION FUND

Establishes the Reclamation Rural Water Construction and Settlement Implementation Fund, which shall consist of the Rural Water Project Account and the Reclamation Infrastructure and Settlement Implementation Account. Directs the Department of the Treasury to deposit into such Accounts for each of FY2015-FY2035 specified amounts of revenues that would otherwise be deposited in the reclamation fund established by the Reclamation Act of 1902. Prohibits making deposits in, or making funds available from, the Fund if doing so would increase the deficit. Terminates the Fund on September 30, 2035, and requires the unexpended and unobligated balance to be transferred to the reclamation fund.

TITLE II--RURAL WATER PROJECTS

Permits the Department of the Interior to use specified amounts available in the Rural Water Project Account, for each of FY2015-FY2035, to complete construction of rural water projects: (1) authorized to be carried out on or before this Act's enactment date, or (2) for which a feasibility study was submitted by February 27, 2015, pursuant to the Rural Water Supply Act of 2006 and an Act of Congress after enactment of this Act has authorized construction.

Prohibits Interior from using any amounts from the Fund to pay for operation and maintenance costs of an authorized rural water project.

Prohibits Interior from expending any amounts from the Fund to carry this out until development of: (1) programmatic goals that would enable the completion of construction of the authorized rural water projects as expeditiously as practicable and that reflect the goals and priorities identified in the laws authorizing the projects and the goals of the Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act of 2006; and (2) funding prioritization criteria to serve as a methodology for distributing funds that take into account specified factors, including an evaluation of the urgent and compelling need for potable water supplies in the affected rural and tribal communities and the potential economic benefits of the expenditures on job creation and general economic development in such communities.

 TITLE III--RECLAMATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND SETTLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION

Directs Interior to use specified amounts authorized to be expended from the Reclamation Infrastructure and Settlement Implementation Account for each of FY2015-FY2035 to: (1) provide authorized compensation to extinguish or otherwise resolve all monetary claims of an Indian tribe against the United States relating to use of tribal land by the United States for the generation of hydropower; or (2) complete construction, planning, and design of projects and implement provisions authorized under one or more Acts of Congress that resolve litigation involving the United States and the rights of federally recognized Indian tribes to access, use, or manage water resources or that implement approved agreements pursuant to which such tribes agree to some limitation on the exercise of such rights.

title reclamation rural water construction settlement implementation fund establishes shall consist directs department_of_the_treasury deposit accounts fy2015 specified amounts revenues deposited reclamation fund established reclamation act prohibits making deposits making funds available fund increase deficit terminates fund september requires unexpended unobligated balance transferred reclamation fund title rural water projects permits department interior use specified amounts available complete construction rural water projects authorized carried act enactment date feasibility study submitted february pursuant act congress enactment act authorized construction prohibits interior amounts fund pay operation maintenance costs authorized rural water project prohibits interior expending amounts fund carry development programmatic goals enable completion construction authorized rural water projects expeditiously practicable reflect goals priorities identified laws authorizing projects goals funding prioritization criteria serve methodology distributing funds account specified factors including evaluation urgent compelling need potable water supplies affected rural tribal communities potential economic benefits expenditures job creation general economic development communities title iii reclamation infrastructure settlement implementation directs interior use specified amounts authorized expended fy2015 provide authorized compensation extinguish resolve monetary claims indian tribe united_states relating use tribal land united_states generation hydropower complete construction planning design projects implement provisions authorized acts congress resolve litigation involving united_states rights federally recognized indian tribes access use manage water resources implement approved agreements pursuant tribes agree limitation exercise rights


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act of 2015

 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to rename the Act to the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Act of 1992 and to revise the program that provides for the integration of employment, training, and related services programs for Indian tribes.

(Sec. 6) The bill revises the types of programs that may be integrated. (Sec. 8) The bill revises the process for: (1) federal agencies to grant or deny a tribe's request to waive statutory, regulatory, or administrative requirements to efficiently implement an integration plan; and (2) the Department of the Interior to approve or disapprove an integration plan. A tribe is granted certain hearing and appeal rights if Interior disapproves its plan.

 (Sec. 10) Tribal authority to use funds to place participants in training positions with employers is revised.

 (Sec. 13) The Bureau of Indian Affairs must receive and distribute funds for use in accordance with an approved integration plan.

(Sec. 14) Funds transferred to a tribe must be treated as non-federal funds for purposes of meeting matching requirements. Civil liability limitations apply to approved integration plans.

measure amended introduced summary expanded action occurred measure indian_employment training related services consolidation act sec bill amends indian_employment training related services demonstration act rename act indian_employment training related services act revise program provides integration employment training related services programs indian tribes sec bill revises types programs integrated sec bill revises process federal agencies grant deny tribe request waive statutory regulatory administrative requirements efficiently implement integration plan department_of_the_interior approve disapprove integration plan tribe granted certain hearing appeal rights interior disapproves plan sec tribal authority use funds place participants training positions employers revised sec bureau_of_indian_affairs receive distribute funds use accordance approved integration plan sec funds transferred tribe treated non federal funds purposes meeting matching requirements civil liability limitations apply approved integration plans


Summary:
Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act

 Establishes the Bureau of Reclamation as the lead agency for purposes of coordinating all reviews, analyses, opinions, statements, permits, licenses, or other approvals or decisions (reviews) required under federal law to construct new surface water storage projects on lands administered by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture, exclusive of any easement, right-of-way, lease, or any private holding (qualifying projects).

Directs the Bureau: (1) upon receipt of an application for a qualifying project, to identify any federal agency that may have jurisdiction over a required review; and (2) to notify such agency that it has been designated as a cooperating agency unless the agency notifies the Bureau that the agency has no jurisdiction or authority over the project, has no expertise or information relevant to the project or any associated review, or does not intend to submit comments other than in cooperation with the Bureau. Requires each cooperating agency to submit to the Bureau: (1) a timeframe for completing the agency's authorizing responsibilities, (2) all environmental review material produced in the course of carrying out activities required under federal law consistent with the project schedule, and (3) all relevant project data.

Allows a state in which a qualifying project is being considered to choose to: (1) participate as a cooperating agency; and (2) make subject to the processes of this Act all state agencies that have jurisdiction over the project, are required to conduct or issue a review, or are required to make a determination on issuing a permit, license, or approval for the project.

Lists as the principal responsibilities of the Bureau under this Act to: (1) serve as the point of contact for applicants, state agencies, Indian tribes, and others regarding proposed projects; (2) coordinate preparation of unified environmental documentation that will serve as the basis for all federal decisions necessary to authorize the use of federal lands for qualifying projects; and (3) coordinate all federal agency reviews necessary for the development and construction of qualifying projects.

Authorizes the Department of the Interior to accept and expend funds contributed by a non-federal public entity to expedite the evaluation of a permit of that entity related to a qualifying project or activity for a public purpose under its jurisdiction. Directs Interior to ensure that all final permit decisions are made available to the public, including on the Internet.

water supply permitting coordination act establishes bureau_of_reclamation lead agency purposes coordinating reviews analyses opinions statements permits licenses approvals decisions reviews required federal law construct new surface water storage projects lands administered department_of_the_interior_or_the_department_of_agriculture exclusive easement right way lease private holding qualifying projects directs bureau receipt application qualifying project identify federal agency jurisdiction required review notify agency designated cooperating agency agency notifies bureau agency jurisdiction authority project expertise information relevant project associated review intend submit comments cooperation bureau requires cooperating agency submit bureau timeframe completing agency authorizing responsibilities environmental review material produced course carrying activities required federal law consistent project schedule relevant project data allows state qualifying project considered choose participate cooperating agency subject processes act state agencies jurisdiction project required conduct issue review required determination issuing permit license approval project lists principal responsibilities bureau act serve point contact applicants state agencies indian tribes proposed projects coordinate preparation unified environmental documentation serve basis federal decisions necessary authorize use federal lands qualifying projects coordinate federal agency reviews necessary development construction qualifying projects authorizes department interior accept expend funds contributed non federal public entity expedite evaluation permit entity related qualifying project activity public purpose jurisdiction directs interior ensure final permit decisions available public including internet


Summary:
Clean Water for Rural Communities Act

 Authorizes the Department of the Interior to carry out the projects entitled: (1) the "Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System" in accordance with the Dry-Redwater Regional Water System Feasibility Study, which received funding from the Bureau of Reclamation on September 1, 2010; and (2) the "Musselshell-Judith Rural Water System" in accordance with the Musselshell-Judith Rural Water System Feasibility Report. Defines the service areas of such projects in North Dakota and Montana.

Directs Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority and the Central Montana Regional Water Authority to provide federal assistance for the planning, design, and construction of such Water Systems. Sets forth the federal share of such costs and the authorized uses of federal funds, which exclude operation, maintenance, or replacement of the Water Systems.

Directs the Western Area Power Administration to make available to the Dry-Redwater System a quantity of power (up to one and a half megawatt capacity) required to meet the System's pumping and incidental operation requirements between May 1 and October 31 of each year: (1) from the water intake facilities; and (2) through all pumping stations, water treatment facilities, reservoirs, storage tanks, and pipelines up to the point of delivery of water to all storage reservoirs and tanks and each entity that distributes water at retail to individual users.

Makes the System eligible to receive such power only if it: (1) operates on a nonprofit basis, and (2) is constructed pursuant to the cooperative agreement with the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority. Provides for the purchase of additional power.

Makes the Authority responsible for: (1) charges for such additional power, (2) the costs of non-federal transmission and distribution system delivery and service arrangements, and (3) funding any upgrades to the transmission system owned by the Western Area Power Administration Basin Electric Power District and the Heartland Consumers Power District required to deliver power to the System.

Authorizes appropriations and adjustments in authorized amounts in accordance with ordinary fluctuations in development costs.

carry projects entitled dry redwater regional water authority system accordance received funding bureau_of_reclamation september rural water system accordance defines service areas projects north_dakota montana directs interior enter cooperative agreement provide federal assistance planning design construction water systems sets forth federal share costs authorized uses federal funds exclude operation maintenance replacement directs western_area_power_administration available quantity power half megawatt capacity required meet system pumping incidental operation requirements october year water intake facilities pumping stations water treatment facilities reservoirs storage tanks pipelines point delivery water storage reservoirs tanks entity distributes water retail individual users makes system eligible receive power operates nonprofit basis constructed pursuant cooperative agreement provides purchase additional power makes authority responsible charges additional power costs non federal transmission distribution system delivery service arrangements funding upgrades transmission system owned required deliver power system authorizes appropriations adjustments authorized amounts accordance ordinary fluctuations development costs


Summary:
Dams Accountability, Maintenance, and Safety Act

Amends the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to authorize the Department of the Interior, subject to a feasibility study, to develop additional project benefits (including additional conservation storage capacity) through the construction of new or supplementary works when it exercises its authority to modify Bureau of Reclamation dams and related facilities to preserve their structural safety, provided that: (1) the additional project benefits will promote more efficient management of water and water-related facilities, (2) the feasibility study is authorized under the Federal Water Project Recreation Act of 1965, and (3) the costs are allocated to the authorized purposes of the structure and repaid consistent with federal reclamation law.

dams accountability maintenance safety act amends reclamation safety dams act authorize department_of_the_interior subject feasibility study develop additional project benefits including additional conservation storage capacity construction new supplementary works exercises authority modify bureau_of_reclamation dams related facilities preserve structural safety provided additional project benefits promote efficient management water water related facilities feasibility study authorized costs allocated authorized purposes structure repaid consistent federal reclamation law


Summary:
Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Phase III Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) This bill expands the purposes of the Yakima River Basin Water Conservation Program to include:

 protection, mitigation, and enhancement of fish and wildlife and the recovery and maintenance of self-sustaining harvestable populations of fish and other aquatic life, both anadromous and resident species, throughout their historic distribution range in the Yakima River Basin; improving the reliability of municipal, industrial, and domestic water supply and use purposes, especially during drought years; implementation of the Yakima River Basin Integrated Water Resource Management Plan to realize water savings of not less than 85,000 acre feet; encouraging an increase in the use of water transfers, leasing, markets, and other voluntary transactions among public and private entities to enhance water management in the Yakima River Basin; improving the resilience of the ecosystems, economies, and communities in the Basin as they face drought and other changes; and authorizing and implementing the Yakima River Basin Integrated Water Resource Management Plan as Phase III of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project. The bill defines "Integrated Plan" and "Yakima River Basin Integrated Water Resource Plan" as the plan and activities authorized by the Yakima River Basin Enhancement Project Phase III Act of 2015 to be carried out in cooperation with, and in addition to, activities of the state of Washington and the Yakama Nation.

(Sec. 3) The bill directs the Conservation Advisory Group to provide recommendations to advance the purposes and programs of the Yakima River Basin Enhancement Project. Federal and state governments may fund up to the 17.5% of the local cost share of the Basin Conservation Program in exchange for the long-term use of the conserved water. The bill also allows water acquisition efforts to continue as needed to provide water to be used by the Yakima Project Manager for instream flow purposes and to allow voluntary water acquisitions to provide improved instream flows for anadromous and resident fish and other aquatic life.

(Sec. 4) The bill increases funding for: (1) the Wapato Irrigation Project, (2) development of additional storage capacity at Lake Cle Elum, (3) the Interim Comprehensive Basin Operating Plan, and (4) environmental compliance activities in the Yakima River.

The Yakima Indian Nation is redesignated as the Yakama Nation.

The Department of the Interior may conduct studies to evaluate measures to further Yakima Project purposes on tributaries to the Yakima River.

(Sec. 5) The bill directs Interior to:

 implement the Integrated Plan as Phase III of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project, subject to feasibility studies, environmental reviews, cost-benefit analyses, and available appropriations; implement an initial development phase of the Integrated Plan and develop plans for the intermediate and final development phases of the Integrated Plan; complete upstream and downstream fish passage facilities at Cle Elum Reservoir and another Yakima Project reservoir; negotiate long-term agreements for a pump plan and associated facilities to access and deliver inactive storage at Kachess Reservoir and a conveyance system to allow water transfers from Keechelus Reservoir to Kachess Reservoir ("K to K Pipeline"); participate in, provide funding for, and accept non-federal financing for water conservation projects intended to conserve 85,000 acre feet of water and for aquifer storage and recovery projects; conduct studies, feasibility analyses and environmental reviews of fish passage, water supply, conservation, habitat restoration projects, and other alternatives for the initial and future phases of the Integrated Plan; coordinate with and assist the state of Washington in implementing a robust water market to enhance water management in the Yakima River Basin; enter into cooperative agreements with, or make grants to, the Yakama Nation, the state of Washington, or other entities subject to a 50% non-federal cost-sharing requirement; and retain authority and discretion over the management of project supplies to optimize operational use and flexibility to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and treaty rights of the Yakama Nation. Interior, in conjunction with the state of Washington and in consultation with the Yakama Nation, must submit to specified congressional committees, not later than five years after the enactment of this Act, a progress report on the development and implementation of the Integrated Plan.

sec bill expands purposes include protection mitigation enhancement fish wildlife recovery maintenance self sustaining harvestable populations fish aquatic life anadromous resident species historic distribution range improving reliability municipal industrial domestic water supply use purposes especially drought years implementation realize water savings acre feet encouraging increase use water transfers leasing markets voluntary transactions public private entities enhance water management improving resilience ecosystems economies communities basin face drought changes authorizing implementing bill defines integrated plan plan plan activities authorized carried cooperation addition activities state washington nation sec bill directs provide recommendations advance purposes programs federal state governments fund local cost share exchange long term use conserved water bill allows water acquisition efforts continue needed provide water yakima_project manager instream flow purposes allow voluntary water acquisitions provide improved instream flows anadromous resident fish aquatic life sec bill increases funding development additional storage capacity lake interim comprehensive basin operating plan environmental compliance activities redesignated nation department_of_the_interior conduct studies evaluate measures yakima_project purposes tributaries sec bill directs interior implement integrated plan phase iii subject feasibility studies environmental reviews cost benefit analyses available appropriations implement initial development phase integrated plan develop plans intermediate final development phases integrated plan complete upstream downstream fish passage facilities yakima_project reservoir negotiate long term agreements pump plan associated facilities access deliver inactive storage conveyance system allow water transfers pipeline participate provide funding accept non federal financing water conservation projects intended conserve acre feet water aquifer storage recovery projects conduct studies feasibility analyses environmental reviews fish passage water supply conservation habitat restoration projects alternatives initial future phases integrated plan coordinate assist state washington implementing robust water market enhance water management enter cooperative agreements grants nation state washington entities subject non federal cost sharing requirement retain authority discretion management project supplies optimize operational use flexibility ensure compliance applicable laws treaty rights nation interior conjunction state washington consultation nation submit specified congressional committees later years enactment act progress report development implementation integrated plan


Summary:
Securing Urgent Resources Vital to Indian Victim Empowerment Act or the SURVIVE Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Indian Tribal Justice Act to rename the office supporting tribal justice systems and courts to the Office of Tribal Justice System Support and Victim Services and to expand the purpose of the office to include providing services to crime victims.

The office must make grants to Indian tribes for crime victim compensation programs and services for crime victims, including: (1) domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, and child advocacy centers; (2) relocation and transitional housing; (3) medical care; and (4) legal services. These grants may also fund programs designed to improve the handling of violent crime cases, housing for law enforcement officers, and the renovation of facilities used for providing services to crime victims. Grant recipients must report annually on how the grant was used.

The bill amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to make 5% of the Crime Victims Fund available for these grants.

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Summary: Amends the Delta Development Act to include Vernon and Sabine Parishes of Louisiana within the Lower Mississippi Delta region of the Delta Regional Authority.

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Summary:
Lumbee Recognition Act

This bill amends the Act of June 7, 1956, to extend federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and make its members eligible for the services and benefits provided to members of federally recognized tribes.

Members of the tribe residing in Robeson, Cumberland, Hoke, and Scotland Counties in North Carolina are deemed to be within the delivery area for such services.

The Deparment of Health and Human Services must develop, in consultation with the tribe, a determination of needs to provide the services for which members of the tribe are eligible.

The Department of the Interior may take land into trust for the tribe.

Gaming is allowed on land taken into trust for the tribe.

The State of North Carolina must exercise jurisdiction over all criminal offenses committed, and all civil actions that arise, on North Carolina lands owned by, or held in trust for, the Lumbee Tribe or any dependent Indian community of the tribe unless jurisdiction is transferred to the United States pursuant to an agreement between the tribe and the state.

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Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

(Sec. 1) This bill directs the Department of the Army, through the Chief of Engineers, to act as the lead agency with respect to radioactive contamination remediation at the West Lake Landfill in Bridgeton, Missouri.

Nothing in this Act affects the site's designation as a Superfund site.

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Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Tribal Veterans Health Care Enhancement Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to allow the Indian Health Service (IHS) to pay copayments owed to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by Indian veterans for services authorized under the Purchased/Referred Care program.

The IHS and the VA, in consultation with impacted Indian tribes, must enter into a memorandum of understanding that authorizes the IHS to pay such copayments unless it would decrease the quality of, or access to, health care for individuals receiving care from the IHS or the VA.

The IHS and the VA must report on veterans who are IHS beneficiaries and have received care from the VA.

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Summary:
Wichita Project Equus Beds Division Authorization Extension Act

This bill amends the Wichita Project Equus Beds Division Authorization Act of 2005 to extend for ten years the authority of the Department of the Interior to carry out the Equus Beds Aquifer Recharge and Recovery Project, Kansas.

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Summary:
Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act

(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to permit by special use authorization nonmotorized access and use of the Bolts Ditch headgate and the Bolts Ditch within the Holy Cross Wilderness in Colorado for the diversion of water and use, maintenance, and repair of the ditch and headgate by the town of Minturn, Colorado.

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Summary:
Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2016

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from state volume caps tax-exempt facility bonds for sewage and water supply facilities.

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Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

(Sec. 1) This bill revises cost-sharing under the contract for construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit, Colorado, to require that payment be made in an amount equal to 35% of the funds appropriated for (currently, 35% of the cost of) the Conduit that is comprised of revenue generated by payments pursuant to a repayment contract, and of revenue that may be derived from contracts for the use of Fryingpan-Arkansas project excess capacity or exchange contracts using project facilities.

The bill requires that any revenue that may be derived from contracts for the use of project excess capacity or exchange contracts using project facilities be credited towards payment of the actual cost of the Ruedi Dam and Reservoir, the Fountain Valley Pipeline, and the South Outlet Works at Pueblo Dam and Reservoir until those costs, plus interest, have been fully repaid (currently, until the date the payments for the Conduit begin).

All such revenue shall be available to the Department of the Interior:

 for the payment of costs associated with the construction of the Conduit; for the payment to the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District of amounts needed for the District to repay the principal and interest on loans obtained from agencies of Colorado for construction of the Conduit; and to be credited towards repayment of the funds appropriated for (currently, towards payment of the actual costs of) the Conduit, plus interest. Interior shall enter into one or more agreements with the District that specify the distribution of such revenue for such uses.

measure amended introduced summary expanded action occurred measure sec bill revises cost sharing contract construction arkansas_valley_conduit colorado require payment equal funds appropriated currently cost conduit comprised revenue generated payments pursuant repayment contract revenue derived contracts use fryingpan arkansas project excess capacity exchange contracts project facilities bill requires revenue derived contracts use project excess capacity exchange contracts project facilities credited payment actual cost reservoir pueblo dam reservoir costs plus interest fully repaid currently date payments conduit begin revenue shall available department_of_the_interior payment costs associated construction conduit payment amounts needed district repay principal interest loans obtained agencies colorado construction conduit credited repayment funds appropriated currently payment actual costs conduit plus interest interior shall enter agreements district specify distribution revenue uses


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act

(Sec. 5) This bill establishes the Spokane Tribe of Indians Recovery Trust Fund to compensate the Spokane Business Council for the use of tribal lands for the generation of hydropower from the Grand Coulee Dam.

The council must prepare a plan for the use of those payments to promote any combination of: (1) economic development; (2) infrastructure development; or (3) educational, health, recreational, and social welfare objectives of the tribe and its members.

(Sec. 6) The Bonneville Power Administration must make specified settlement payments to the tribe.

(Sec. 7) Payments made to the council or tribe may be used or invested by the council in the same manner as other tribal governmental funds. Amounts paid to the council are subject to an annual tribal government audit.

(Sec. 8) The Bonneville Power Administration is credited a specified amount on interest payments otherwise payable to the Department of the Treasury.

(Sec. 9) Deposit of amounts in the fund extinguishes all monetary claims that the tribe may have against the United States to a fair share of the annual hydropower revenues generated by the Grand Coulee Dam.

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Summary:
This bill amends the National Dam Safety Program Act to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a program to provide technical, planning, design, and construction assistance grants to non-federal sponsors for rehabilitation of eligible high hazard potential dams.

The bill defines an "eligible high hazard potential dam" as a non-federal dam that:

 is classified as high hazard potential by the dam safety agency of the state in which the dam is located; has an emergency action plan approved by such agency; and fails to meet minimum state dam safety standards and poses an unacceptable risk to the public. An eligible high hazard potential dam does not include a licensed hydroelectric dam or a dam built under the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture.

FEMA shall require a grant recipient to provide an assurance that the owner of the dam has developed and will carry out a plan for maintenance of the dam during its expected life. A grant must be approved by the relevant state dam safety agency.

Grant funds shall be allocated to all states from which applications are submitted based on each state's relative number of eligible high hazard potential dams compared to all states.

Grant funds may not be used to:

 rehabilitate a federal dam, perform routine operation or maintenance of a dam, modify a dam to produce hydroelectric power, increase water supply storage capacity, or make any other modification that does not also improve the safety of the dam.

bill amends national_dam_safety_program_act direct federal_emergency_management_agency fema establish program provide technical planning design construction assistance grants non federal sponsors rehabilitation eligible high hazard potential dams bill defines eligible high hazard potential dam non federal dam classified high hazard potential dam safety agency state dam located emergency action plan approved agency fails meet minimum state dam safety standards poses unacceptable risk public eligible high hazard potential dam include licensed hydroelectric dam dam built authority secretary agriculture fema shall require grant recipient provide assurance owner dam developed carry plan maintenance dam expected life grant approved relevant state dam safety agency grant funds shall allocated states applications submitted based state relative number eligible high hazard potential dams compared states grant funds rehabilitate federal dam perform routine operation maintenance dam modify dam produce hydroelectric power increase water supply storage capacity modification improve safety dam