Sec. 6. NATIONAL INVENTORY OF DAMS AND LOW-HEAD DAMS
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## SEC. 6 NATIONAL INVENTORY OF DAMS AND LOW-HEAD DAMS ###
(a)In General The Secretary of the Army shall maintain and update information on the inventory of dams and low-head dams in the United States. ###
(b)Dams The inventory maintained under subsection
(a)shall include any available information assessing each dam based on inspections completed by a Federal agency, a State dam safety agency, or a Tribal government. ###
(c)Low-head Dams The inventory maintained under subsection
(a)shall include— ####
(1)the location, ownership, description, current use, condition, height, and length of each low-head dam; ####
(2)any information on public safety conditions at each low-head dam; and ####
(3)any other relevant information concerning low-head dams. ###
(d)Data In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall— ####
(1)coordinate with Federal and State agencies, Tribal governments, and other relevant entities; and ####
(2)use data provided to the Secretary by those agencies and entities. ###
(e)Public Availability The Secretary shall make the inventory maintained under subsection
(a)publicly available (including on a publicly available website), including— ####
(1)public safety information on the dangers of low-head dams; and ####
(2)a directory of financial and technical assistance resources available to reduce safety hazards and fish passage barriers at low-head dams. ###
(f)Clarification Nothing in this section provides authority to the Secretary to carry out an activity, with respect to a low-head dam, that is not explicitly authorized under this section. ###
(g)Low-Head Dam Defined In this section, the term “**low-head dam**” means a river-wide artificial barrier that generally spans a stream channel, blocking the waterway and creating a backup of water behind the barrier, with a drop off over the wall of not less than 6 inches and not more than 25 feet. **[**[33 U.S.C. 467d](/us/usc/t33/s467d)**]**
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NATIONAL INVENTORY OF DAMS AND LOW-HEAD DAMS
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