DRIFT Act of 2016
Latest action · Nov 17, 2016 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 686.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 17, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Dam Repairs and Improvements for Tribes Act of 2016 or the DRIFT Act of 2016
TITLE I--INDIAN DAM SAFETY DEFERRED MAINTENANCE FUNDS
Subtitle A--High-Hazard Fund
(Sec. 101) This bill establishes the High-Hazard Indian Dam Safety Deferred Maintenance Fund.
(Sec. 102) The Department of the Treasury must make deposits to this fund at least monthly until the fund is terminated at the end of FY2037.
Subtitle B--Low-Hazard Fund
(Sec. 111) This bill establishes the Low-Hazard Indian Dam Safety Deferred Maintenance Fund.
(Sec. 112) The Department of the Treasury must make deposits to this fund at least monthly until the fund is terminated at the end of FY2037.
TITLE II--REPAIR, REPLACEMENT, AND MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN INDIAN DAMS
Subtitle A--Program Establishment
(Sec. 201) The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) must establish a program to address the deferred maintenance needs of Indian dams that create flood risks or other risks to safety, natural resources, or cultural resources and impede the management and efficiency of Indian dams.
(Sec. 202) To be eligible, a dam must be federally owned and included in the BIA's Safety of Dams program. The low hazard fund and high hazard fund must be used to pay for maintenance, repair, and replacement activities for dams classified under guidelines of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as low hazard and significant or high hazard, respectively.
(Sec. 203) The BIA must: (1) develop programmatic goals and prioritization criteria before expending funds; (2) prioritize dams that serve more than one tribe or highly populated Indian communities; (3) consult with landowners served by the dam before expending funds, except in emergencies; and (4) ensure that, each year, every dam in need of critical maintenance receives funding.
Subtitle B--Management
(Sec. 211) The Department of the Interior must establish in the BIA the Tribal Safety of Dams Committee to study the modernization of the Indian Dams Safety Act of 1994 and develop recommendations for legislation to improve that Act.
(Sec. 212) The BIA must: (1) request that Indian tribes report on dams on their land at least once every 180 days, and (2) report on each dam under BIA jurisdiction at least once each year.
(Sec. 213) The BIA must establish a flood plain management pilot program to provide, upon request, guidance to Indians tribes on best practices for the mitigation and prevention of floods. The program is funded through the funds for high- and low-hazard dams and is terminated four years after enactment of this bill.
(Sec. 214) This bill amends the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to revise the tribal partnership program, including to permit the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide assistance for any activity relating to the feasibility, planning, design, or construction of a water resources development project.
(Sec. 215) This bill amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to extend to tribes the waiver of cost-sharing requirements for studies and projects.Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 17, 2016 to Jun 6, 2016; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | Mar 17, 2016 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Jun 6, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Indian Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 17, 2016Hearings Apr 13, 2016Markup Apr 27, 2016Reported Nov 17, 2016 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2016Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Barrasso with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-382.
- Nov 17, 2016Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 686.
- Apr 27, 2016Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Apr 13, 2016Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-326.
- Mar 17, 2016Introduced in Senate
- Mar 17, 2016Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1597-1598)
In the Congressional Record 1
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 S1597 | John Barrasso R-WY | Mar 17, 2016 |
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
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 26, 2016S. 2717, Dam Repairs and Improvements for Tribes Act of 2016As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on April 27, 2016
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 114-326 | S. 2205, S. 2421, S. 2564, AND S. 271746 pages | Indian Affairs Committee | Apr 13, 2016 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 612 | WIIN Act | Related bill | Dec 16, 2016 |
| S 2848 | Water Resources Development Act of 2016 | Related bill | Sep 19, 2016 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to improve the safety and address the deferred maintenance needs of Indian dams to prevent flooding on Indian reservations, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- DRIFT Act of 2016
- Dam Repairs and Improvements for Tribes Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- DRIFT Act of 2016
- Dam Repairs and Improvements for Tribes Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2016Reported to Senate
- Mar 17, 2016Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
