Sec. 203. Requirements and conditions
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Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act and as a precondition to amounts being expended from the Fund to carry out this subtitle, the Secretary, in consultation with representatives of affected Indian tribes, shall develop and submit to Congress— programmatic goals to carry out this subtitle that— would enable the completion of repairing, replacing, improving, or performing maintenance on Indian dams as expeditiously as practicable, subject to the dam safety policies of the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs established to carry out the Indian Dams Safety Act of 1994 ( 25 U.S.C. 3801 et seq. ); facilitate or improve the ability of the Bureau of Indian Affairs to carry out the mission of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in operating an Indian dam; and ensure that the results of government-to-government consultation required under section 204 be addressed; and funding prioritization criteria to serve as a methodology for distributing funds under this subtitle that take into account— the extent to which deferred maintenance of Indian dams poses a threat to— public or employee safety or health; natural or cultural resources; or the ability of the Bureau of Indian Affairs to carry out the mission of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in operating an Indian dam; the extent to which repairing, replacing, improving, or performing maintenance on an Indian dam will— improve public or employee safety, health, or accessibility; assist in compliance with codes, standards, laws, or other requirements; address unmet needs; or assist in protecting natural or cultural resources; the methodology of the rehabilitation priority index of the Secretary, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act; the potential economic benefits of the expenditures on job creation and general economic development in the affected tribal communities; the ability of an Indian dam to address tribal, regional, and watershed level flood prevention needs; the need to comply with the dam safety policies of the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs established to carry out the Indian Dams Safety Act of 1994 ( 25 U.S.C. 3801 et seq. ); the ability of the water storage capacity of an Indian dam to be increased to prevent flooding in downstream tribal and nontribal communities; and such other factors as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to prioritize the use of available funds that are, to the fullest extent practicable, consistent with tribal and user recommendations received pursuant to the consultation and input process under section 204.
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