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(continued) d in the application process if State permits or
approvals are required. The rehabilitation of structural measures
shall meet standards established by the Secretary and address other
dam safety issues. At the request of the local organization,
personnel of the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the
Department of Agriculture may assist in preparing applications for
assistance.
(f) Ranking of requests for rehabilitation assistance
The Secretary shall establish such system of approving
rehabilitation requests, recognizing that such requests will be
received throughout the fiscal year and subject to the availability
of funds to carry out this section, as is necessary for proper
administration by the Department of Agriculture and equitable for
all local organizations. The approval process shall be in writing,
and made known to all local organizations and appropriate State
agencies.
(g) Prohibition on certain rehabilitation assistance
The Secretary may not approve a rehabilitation request if the
need for rehabilitation of the structure is the result of a lack of
adequate maintenance by the party responsible for the maintenance.
(h) Funding
(1) Funds of Commodity Credit Corporation
In carrying out this section, of the funds of the Commodity
Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available, to remain
available until expended -
(A) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
(B) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
(C) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(D) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(E) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
(F) $0 for fiscal year 2008.
(2) Authorization of appropriations
In addition to amounts made available under paragraph (1),
there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry
out this section, to remain available until expended -
(A) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
(B) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
(C) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(D) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
(E) $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.
(i) Assessment of rehabilitation needs
The Secretary, in concert with the responsible State agencies,
shall conduct an assessment of the rehabilitation needs of covered
water resource projects in all States in which such projects are
located.
(j) Recordkeeping and reports
(1) Secretary
The Secretary shall maintain a data base to track the benefits
derived from rehabilitation projects supported under this section
and the expenditures made under this section. On the basis of
such data and the reports submitted under paragraph (2), the
Secretary shall prepare and submit to Congress an annual report
providing the status of activities conducted under this section.
(2) Grant recipients
Not later than 90 days after the completion of a specific
rehabilitation project for which assistance is provided under
this section, the local organization that received the assistance
shall make a report to the Secretary giving the status of any
rehabilitation effort undertaken using financial assistance
provided under this section.

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(Aug. 4, 1954, ch. 656, Sec. 14, as added Pub. L. 106-472, title
III, Sec. 313, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2077; amended Pub. L.
107-171, title II, Sec. 2505, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 274.)

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REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 13 of the Act of December 22, 1944, referred to in
subsec. (a)(2)(B), is section 13 of act Dec. 22, 1944, ch. 665, 58
Stat. 905, as amended, which is not classified to the Code.
The Department of Agriculture Appropriation Act, 1954, referred
to in subsec. (a)(2)(C), is act July 28, 1953, ch. 251, 67 Stat.
205. Provisions under the heading "Flood Prevention" are not
classified to the Code. For complete classification of this Act to
the Code, see Tables.
The Agriculture and Food Act of 1981, referred to in subsec.
(a)(2)(D), is Pub. L. 97-98, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1213, as
amended. Subtitle H of title XV of the Act is classified generally
to subchapter V (Sec. 3451 et seq.) of chapter 54 of this title.
For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.


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AMENDMENTS
2002 - Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 107-171 added subsec. (h) and struck
out heading and text of former subsec. (h). Text read as follows:
"There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to provide
financial and technical assistance under this section -
"(1) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
"(2) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
"(3) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
"(4) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and
"(5) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2005."

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