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 PUBLIC LAW 104-303—OCT. 12, 1996 110 STAT. 3693 "SEC. 11. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION. 33 USC 467i. "Nothing in this Act and no action or failure to act under this Act shall— "(1) create any liability in the United States or its officers or employees for the recovery of damages caused by such action or failure to act; "(2) relieve an owner or operator of a dam of the legal duties, obligations, or liabilities incident to the ownership or operation of the dam; or "(3) preempt any other Federal or State law. "SEC. 12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 33 USC 467j. "(a) NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PROGRAM.— "(1) ANNUAL AMOUNTS. —There are authorized to be appropriated to FEMA to carry out sections 7, 8, and 10 (in addition to any amounts made available for similar purposes included in any other Act and amounts made available under subsections (b) through (e)), $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, and $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2002. "(2) ALLOCATION. — "(A) IN GENERAL.— Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), for each fiscal year, amounts made available under this subsection to carry out section 8 shall be allocated among the States as follows: "(i) One-third among States that qualify for assistance under section 8(f). "(ii) Two-thirds among States that qualify for assistance under section 8(f), to each such State in proportion to— "(I) the number of dams in the State that are listed as State-regulated dams on the inventory of dams maintained under section 6; as compared to "(II) the number of dams in all States that are listed as State-regulated dams on the inventory of dams maintained under section 6. "(B) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ALLOCATION. —The amount of funds allocated to a State under this paragraph may not exceed 50 percent of the reasonable cost of implementing the State dam safety program. "(C) DETERMINATION.—The Director and the Board shall determine the amount allocated to States needing primary assistance and States needing advanced assistance under section 8(f). "(b) NATIONAL DAM INVENTORY.— There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 6 $500,000 for each fiscal year. "(c) DAM SAFETY TRAINING. — There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 8(g) $500,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2002. "(d) RESEARCH. —There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 9 $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2002. "(e) STAFF.— There is authorized to be appropriated to FEMA for the employment of such additional staff personnel as are necessary to carry out sections 6 through 9 $400,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2002.

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