Agenda - Public Works Committee - 10/20/2020

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S. 3021-117 (b) REQUIREMENTS. —A flood prevention action plan developed under subsection (a) shall— (1) focus on the areas most likely to experience flooding within the 2 years following the date of enactment of this Act; (2) include steps to manage and reduce flood risks within the Snake River Basin; and (3) include a description of the actions the Secretary and the Commissioner of Reclamation plan to take to improve coordination with local stakeholders to help manage and reduce flood risks in the areas described in paragraph (1). (c) SUBMISSION. —Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, after coordinating with local stakeholders, the Commissioner of Reclamation shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, the flood prevention plans developed under subsection (a). SEC. 4303. GAO AUDIT OF CONTRACTS AND TAINTER GATE REPAIRS OF HARLAN COUNTY DAM. (a) IN GENERAL. —Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall— (1) conduct an audit of the extraordinary maintenance repayment contracts No. 16XX630077 and No. 16XX630076 between the United States and the Bostwick Division for repairs to the Tainter gates and other features at Harlan County Dam, including — (A) an examination of whether— (i) the Corps of Engineers should have designated the Tainter gate rehabilitation as a "Dam Safety Modi- fication", subject to the cost -sharing requirements under section 1203 of the Water Resources Develop- ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 467n), instead of an "extraordinary maintenance project"; and (ii) a more appropriate cost share should have applied to the Bostwick Division; (B) a review of— (i) the amounts owed by the Bostwick Division to the Bureau of Reclamation; and (ii) any reimbursements owed by the Corps of Engi- neers to the Bureau of Reclamation based on the actual costs of the project after completion; and (C) a review of project designations and cost -share policies of the Bureau of Reclamation and other Federal agencies for similar spillway gate repairs; and (2) submit to Congress a report on the results of the audit under paragraph (1). (b) TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS. —Payments made after the date of enactment of this Act by the Bostwick Division to the Bureau of Ror��m,ifinn nnranr On r1narrihor1 in cni-tcor+inn (.m1(11