Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

33 U.S.C. § 467e

Interagency Committee on Dam Safety

(a)

Establishment

There is established an Interagency Committee on Dam Safety—
(1)
comprised of a representative of each of the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Labor, FEMA, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the United States Section of the International Boundary Commission; and
(2)
chaired by the Administrator.
(b)

Duties

ICODS shall encourage the establishment and maintenance of effective Federal programs, policies, and guidelines intended to enhance dam safety for the protection of human life and property through coordination and information exchange among Federal agencies concerning implementation of the Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety.

Pub. L. 92–367, § 7Pub. L. 104–303, title II, § 215(c)(8)110 Stat. 3687Pub. L. 107–310, § 2116 Stat. 2450Pub. L. 113–121, title III, § 3001(a)(1)128 Stat. 1282(, as added , , ; amended , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Pub. L. 92–367, § 686 Stat. 507Pub. L. 104–303, title II, § 215(c)(2)110 Stat. 3685A prior section 467e, , , , directed that existing liabilities and obligations be unaffected, prior to repeal by , , .

section 7 of Pub. L. 92–367section 467f of this titlePub. L. 104–303A prior was classified to prior to repeal by .

Amendments

Pub. L. 113–1212014—Subsec. (a)(2). substituted “Administrator” for “Director”.

Pub. L. 107–3102002—Subsec. (b). substituted “Federal programs” for “Federal and State programs” and “through coordination and information exchange among Federal agencies concerning implementation of the Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety.” for “through—

“(1) coordination and information exchange among Federal agencies and State dam safety agencies; and

“(2) coordination and information exchange among Federal agencies concerning implementation of the Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Transfer of Functions

section 315(a)(1) of Title 6For transfer of all functions, personnel, assets, components, authorities, grant programs, and liabilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of the Under Secretary for Federal Emergency Management relating thereto, to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, see , Domestic Security.

section 542 of Title 6For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see former section 313(1) and sections 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of , as modified, set out as a note under .