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Version 00 · Introduced in House · May 14, 2002
Dam Safety and Security Act of 2002 - Amends the National Dam Safety Program Act to direct the Interagency Committee on Dam Safety to encourage the establishment and maintenance of effective Federal (currently, Federal and State) programs, policies, and guidelines intended to enhance dam safety.Requires the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to prepare a strategic plan to establish: (1) goals, priorities, and target dates to improve dam safety; and (2) cooperation and coordination with, and assistance to, interested State governmental entities.Requires the Director to: (1) provide assistance to assist States in establishing, maintaining, and improving dam safety programs; and (2) establish the National Dam Safety Review Board to monitor State implementation (authorized under current law), to monitor the safety of dams in the United States, and to advise the Director on national dam safety policy. Provides for participation of representatives from Federal or State agencies or dam safety experts as nonvoting members in Board meetings.Requires technical and archival research to support: (1) development and maintenance of information resources systems needed to support managing dam safety; and (2) initiatives to guide the formulation of effective public policy and advance improvements in dam safety engineering, security, and management.Requires the Director, at the request of any State that has or intends to develop a State dam safety program, to provide training for State dam safety staff and inspectors.
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Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] · R–PA
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Became Public Law No: 107-310.
Became Public Law No: 107-310.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11154)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11154)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 617.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Jeffords without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Jeffords without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 401 - 2 (Roll no. 373).
House roll call 373 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 401 - 2 (Roll no. 373).
House roll call 373 · Individual votesThe House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (consideration: CR H6068-6069, H6069-6070; text: CR H6068-6069, H6069-6070)
The previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous order of the House.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4727.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Wu amendment under the five-minute rule.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 4727.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Paul Ryan to act as Chairman of the Committee.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union pursuant to a previous order.
Considered pursuant to a previous order. (consideration: CR H6065-6070)
Consideration initiated pursuant to a previous order.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 375.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 107-626.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 107-626.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E803-804)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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