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 108 STAT. 1562 PUBLIC LAW 103-302—AUG. 23, 1994 (E) UNSATISFACTORY. — A dam safety deficiency exists for normal loading conditions. Immediate remedial action is required for resolution of the problem. (3) RISK HAZARD CLASSIFICATION. — The risk hazard classification referred to in paragraph (1) is one of the following classifications: (A) HIGH.— Six or more lives would be at risk or extensive property damage could occur if the dam failed. (B) SIGNIFICANT. — Between one and six lives would be at risk or significant property damage could occur if the dam failed. (C) Low. —No lives would be at risk and limited property damage would occur if the dam failed. (f) LIMITATION ON PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.— Work authorized by this Act shall be for the purpose of dam safety maintenance and structural repair. The Secretary may authorize, upon request of an Indian tribe, up to 20 percent of the cost of repairs to be used to provide additional conservation storage capacity or developing benefits beyond those provided by the original dams and reservoirs. This Act is not intended to preclude development of increased storage or benefits under any other authority or to preclude measures to protect fish and wildlife. (g) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—To carry out the purposes of this Act, the Secretary may obtain technical assistance on a nonreimbursable basis from other departments and agencies. Notwithstanding any such technical assistance, the Dam Safety Maintenance and Repair Program established under subsection (a) shall be under the direction and control of the Bureau. (h) CONTRACT AUTHORITY. —In addition to any other authority established by law, the Secretary is authorized to contract with Indian tribes (under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e))), as amended, to carry out the Dam Safety Maintenance and Repair Program established under this Act. (i) ANNUAL REPORT. —The Secretary shall submit an annual report on the implementation of this Act. The report shall include— (1) the list of dams and their status on the maintenance action plan developed under this section; and (2) the projected total cost and a schedule of the projected annual cost of rehabilitation or repair for each dam under this section. The report shall be submitted at the time the budget is required to be submitted under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, to the Subcommittee on Native American Affairs of the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate.

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