Sec. 304. Investing in Federal dam infrastructure
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There is authorized to be appropriated to the Corps of Engineers $1,600,000,000 for fiscal years 2022 through 2026 for the following dam-related activities: Safety improvements, including concrete repair, tunnel work, and gate repair and replacement. Environmental improvements, including fish passage, environmental flows, water quality, temperature, and dissolved oxygen upgrades. Hydropower unit maintenance and upgrades. Transmission, distribution, and substation upgrades. Control room upgrades.
Efficiency, flexibility, and capacity improvements. Deployment of innovative technologies, none of the funds authorized under this section shall have to be recouped by the Corps of Engineers. Evaluation to address disposition to appropriately direct expenditures. Backlogged maintenance and operation activities. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Corps of Engineers shall not be required to recoup any amounts authorized under this subsection. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Bureau of Reclamation $400,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 for the following dam-related activities:
Safety improvements, including concrete repair, tunnel work, and gate repair and replacement. Environmental improvements, including fish passage, environmental flows, water quality, temperature, and dissolved oxygen upgrades. Hydropower unit maintenance and upgrades. Transmission, distribution, and substation upgrades. Control room upgrades. Backlogged operations and maintenance activities. Upgrades, efficiency, flexibility, and capacity improvements. Deployment of innovative technologies.
Evaluation to address disposition to appropriately direct expenditures. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Bureau of Reclamation shall not be required to recoup any amounts authorized under this subsection. There is authorized to be appropriated to the United States Forest Service $70,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 for the following dam-related activities: Safety improvements. Environmental improvements. Backlogged operations and maintenance activities.
Upgrades, efficiency, flexibility, and capacity improvements. Deployment of innovative technologies. Evaluation to address disposition to appropriately direct expenditures. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Bureau of Indian Affairs $130,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 for the following dam-related activities: Safety and environmental improvements. Backlogged operations and maintenance activities. Upgrades, efficiency, flexibility, and capacity improvements.
Deployment of innovative technologies. Evaluation to address disposition to appropriately direct expenditures. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall not be required to recoup any amounts authorized under this subsection. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 for the following activities: An assessment of the dam infrastructure of the United States under section 301(b).
Research, development, and deployment to support— innovative waterpower technologies; technologies to improve retrofitting and rehabilitating hydropower dams; and furthering the contribution of hydropower to grid resilience.