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[CITE: 25USC3801]

 
                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
                     CHAPTER 40--INDIAN DAMS SAFETY
 
Sec. 3801. Findings

    The Congress finds that--
        (1) the Secretary of the Interior has identified 53 dams on 
    Indian lands that present a threat to human life in the event of a 
    failure;
        (2) because of inadequate attention in the past to problems 
    stemming from structural deficiencies and regular maintenance 
    requirements for dams operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
    unsafe Bureau dams continue to pose an imminent threat to people and 
    property;
        (3) many Bureau dams have maintenance deficiencies regardless of 
    their current safety condition classification and the deficiencies 
    must be corrected to avoid future threats to human life and 
    property;
        (4) safe working dams on Indian lands are necessary to supply 
    irrigation water, to provide flood control, to provide water for 
    municipal, industrial, domestic, livestock, and recreation uses, and 
    for fish and wildlife habitats; and
        (5) it is necessary to institute a regular dam maintenance and 
    repair program, utilizing the expertise in the Bureau, Indian 
    tribes, and other Federal agencies.

(Pub. L. 103-302, Sec. 2, Aug. 23, 1994, 108 Stat. 1560.)


                               Short Title

    Section 1 of Pub. L. 103-302 provided that: ``This Act [enacting 
this chapter] may be cited as the `Indian Dams Safety Act of 1994'.''
