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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 4375 (Introduced in House) — To provide funding to rehabilitate, retrofit, and remove the Nation’s dams to improve the health of the Nation’s rive... · Sec. 306

Sec. 306. Dam removal strategy

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Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Council shall develop a dam removal strategy— to ensure a comprehensive approach to remove dams that— pose the greatest threat to public safety; provide the greatest opportunity for environmental restoration; and are consistent with efforts to address climate change and adaptation; to maximize benefits derived from dam removal projects; and to foster the coordination of Federal and non-Federal activities related to dam removal. The goal of the dam removal strategy under subsection
(a)shall be to improve public safety and restore healthy rivers by reconnecting at least 10,000 miles of river by 2031. The dam removal strategy under subsection
(a)shall— identify limiting factors to completing dam removal projects and strategies for overcoming those limiting factors; utilize the selection factors and priorities described in section 303(c); optimize the benefits of dam removal activities, including basin-scale fish passage planning; maximize the incentives for the creation of new public-private partnerships to carry out dam removal projects and the use of Federal resources to encourage increased private sector involvement in dam removal projects; identify opportunities for Federal agency collaboration to remove dams that are no longer needed from Federal land; be consistent with dam removal, habitat restoration, and public safety plans; promote dam removal projects— to meet the criteria in section 303(c)(3); and to address other areas of concern that the Council determines to be appropriate for consideration; and provide recommendations for broad and equitable geographic distribution of projects funded under this title. Before the Council adopts a dam removal strategy under subsection (a), the Council shall— publish in the Federal Register a draft of the dam removal strategy; and provide an opportunity for public review and comment. Development of the dam removal strategy under subsection (a)— shall occur concurrently with implementation of dam removal projects and technical assistance under this Act; and shall not delay progress of those projects and activities. Using data and information developed through project monitoring and management, and other relevant information, the Council may periodically review and update, as necessary, the dam removal strategy under subsection (a).
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