HR 4727 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Dam Safety and Security Act of 2003

Introduced May 14, 2002 Originated House Became Public Law 107-310 Sponsor Bill Shuster R-PA

Latest action · Dec 2, 2002 Became Public Law No: 107-310.

Progress

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IntroducedMay 14, 2002
Passed HouseSep 5, 2002
Passed SenateNov 14, 2002
To the PresidentNov 21, 2002
Became lawDec 2, 2002Public Law 107-310

Summary

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.

(Sec. 3) 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.

(Sec. 4) 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.

(Sec. 5) 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.

(Sec. 7) Increases and extends through FY 2006 the authorization of appropriations for the national dam safety program, national dam research, and dam safety training and staffing requirements.

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll call	Question	Result	Date
House 373	On Passage	Passed401–2	Sep 5, 2002

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 11, 2002.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-NY	Michael R. McNulty		Jun 11, 2002

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Transportation and Infrastructure Committee	Referred May 14, 2002Markup Jul 24, 2002Reported Sep 4, 2002
	Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee	Referred May 15, 2002Markup Jul 22, 2002Reported Jul 22, 2002
	Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee	Referred May 15, 2002Discharged Jul 24, 2002
Senate	Environment and Public Works Committee	Referred Sep 5, 2002Markup Sep 26, 2002Reported Sep 26, 2002

Actions 32

Everything that happened, newest first.

Dec 2, 2002Signed by President.
Dec 2, 2002Became Public Law No: 107-310.
Nov 21, 2002Presented to President.
Nov 15, 2002Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 14, 2002Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11154)
Sep 26, 2002Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Sep 26, 2002Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Jeffords without amendment. Without written report.
Sep 26, 2002Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 617.
Sep 5, 2002Consideration initiated pursuant to a previous order.
Sep 5, 2002Considered pursuant to a previous order. (consideration: CR H6065-6070)
Sep 5, 2002The House resolved into Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union pursuant to a previous order.
Sep 5, 2002The Speaker designated the Honorable Paul Ryan to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Sep 5, 2002GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 4727.
Sep 5, 2002DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Wu amendment under the five-minute rule.
Sep 5, 2002The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4727.
Sep 5, 2002The previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous order of the House.
Sep 5, 2002The 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)
Sep 5, 2002Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 401 - 2 (Roll no. 373).
Sep 5, 2002Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 5, 2002Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sep 4, 2002Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 107-626.
Sep 4, 2002Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 375.
Jul 24, 2002Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged.
Jul 24, 2002Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 24, 2002Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 22, 2002Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 22, 2002Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
May 15, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
May 15, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
May 14, 2002Introduced in House
May 14, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E803-804)
May 14, 2002Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

In the Congressional Record 5

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Senate	Debate and remarks S11154	Harry Reid D-NV	Nov 14, 2002
Extensions	Debate and remarks E1689	Jeff Flake R-AZ	Sep 30, 2002
House	Debate and remarks H6065–H6070Amendments H6069Recorded votes H6070enact	Bill Shuster R-PA, David Wu D-OR (amendment), Diane E. Watson D-CA, Jerry F. Costello D-IL, Steven C. LaTourette R-OH	Sep 5, 2002
House	Debate and remarks H6018	David Dreier R-CA	Sep 4, 2002
Extensions	Debate and remarks E803	Bill Shuster R-PA	May 14, 2002

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

H. Rept. 107-626

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 4

Sep 30, 2002H.R. 4727, Dam Safety and Security Act of 2002<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on September 26, 2002</p>
Sep 30, 2002H.R. 4727, Dam Safety and Security Act of 2002Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on September 26, 2002
Aug 30, 2002H.R. 4727, Dam Safety and Security Act of 2002<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 24, 2002</p>
Aug 30, 2002H.R. 4727, Dam Safety and Security Act of 2002Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 24, 2002

CRS reports 4

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 4

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
R47639	Presidential Medal of Freedom	Report	Sep 11, 2026
R45981	Dam Safety Overview and the Federal Role	Report	Apr 13, 2023
RL33563	District of Columbia: Appropriations for 2007 Archived	Report	Jan 18, 2007
RL32994	District of Columbia: FY2006 Appropriations Archived	Report	Apr 25, 2006

Amendments 1

Amendments offered to this bill.

Amendment	Description	Offered by	Status
HAmdt 602	An amendment to provide for inclusion of the facilities at the National Laboratories of the Department of Energy by inviting a representative from the Laboratories to sit on the Dam Safety Review Board.	David Wu D-OR	On agreeing to the Wu amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.

Titles 4

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To reauthorize the national dam safety program, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Dam Safety and Security Act of 2002
Short Titles as Passed House: Dam Safety and Security Act of 2002
Short Titles as Enacted: Dam Safety and Security Act of 2003

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.

Text 6

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