Rehabilitation, Reconstruction, or Replacement of Carey Act Dams

 

Section 40904(b) of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, authorized the Secretary of the Interior to fund the rehabilitation, reconstruction, or replacement of a dam in which construction began on or after January 1, 1905, developed pursuant to the Carey Act (43 U.S.C. 641). To be eligible for funding, the Governor of the State in which the dam is located must determine that the dam has reached its useful life and poses significant health and safety concerns; and request Federal support. The rehabilitation, reconstruction, or replacement, engineering, and permitting costs of the dam must exceed $50,000,000.

Active 15.077 Bureau of Reclamation, Department of The Interior B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2023 At least 10% of the planning and engineering design for LaPrele Dam.
Fiscal Year 2024 It is anticipated that the construction costs of LaPrele Dam will begin. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is commonly referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), Title Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Part Title IX – Western Water Infrastructure, Section 40904(b), Public Law 117th Congress-Public Law 117-58, 43 U.S.C. 3204, Statute 135 Stat. 429,694 A Governor or state agency under the authority of a Governor in which the Carey Act Dam is located, pursuant to section 40904(b)(3) of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Not applicable. To be eligible to receive funding for reconstruction, replacement, or rehabilitation of a Carey Act Dam, the Governor must provide the following documentation: 1. Documentation or records demonstrating that the dam was developed pursuant to Section 4 of the Carey Act. 2. Documentation or records specifying the start date of construction for the Carey Act Dam. 3. Documentation demonstrating that the Carey Act Dam has reached its useful life and poses significant health and safety concerns. 4. Documentation that the estimated rehabilitation, reconstruction, or replacement, engineering and permitting costs of the Carey Act Dam will exceed $50 million. Preapplication coordination is required. An environmental impact assessment is required for this listing. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Criteria for selecting the proposal includes the determination that construction of the Carey Act Dam began on or after January 1, 1905, and was developed pursuant to the Carey Act (43 U.S.C. 641). The Governor of the state in which the dam is located must determine that the dam has reached its useful life and poses significant health and safety concerns; and request Federal support. The rehabilitation, reconstruction, or replacement, engineering, and permitting costs of the dam must exceed $50 million. Unless otherwise stated in the agreement document, recipients shall submit on an annual basis Program Performance Reports. Upon completion of the agreement, recipients shall submit a final Program Performance Report; and other specific reports that may be applicable to the agreement such as property inventories, and patent and invention disclosures. Funding is authorized from 2022 through 2026 or until the $100,000,000 appropriation is fully allocated. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 120 to 180 days. Not applicable. Not applicable. In addition to meeting the criteria described in section 40904(b) of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Reclamation will identify projects requested by the Governor(s) that fit the scope of the Carey Act provisions in the BIL via an internal formulation process, and will fund projects that advance the statutory intent. Our selection criteria will focus on work that can be initiated quickly, and create local jobs at project locations for rehabilitation, repairs, or replacement of Carey Act Dams. Assistance may be used on a dam developed pursuant to the Carey Act for which the estimated rehabilitation, reconstruction, or replacement, engineering, and permitting costs would exceed $50,000. Performance Reports: Unless stated otherwise in the agreement document, recipients shall submit Program Performance Reports at least annually during the term of agreement. Upon completion of the agreement, recipients shall submit a final Program Performance Report. Not applicable. Not applicable. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. $5 million will be allocated for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 and up to the remaining $95 million could be allocated to a Carey Act dam(s) after FY2023. The exact amount per Fiscal Year (through 2026) will be determined through the process which establishes the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Spend Plan. Method of awarding or releasing assistance: Payment terms vary by approved funding amount awarded under this program. Payment terms vary by approved funding amount awarded under this program. None/Not specified. Jerome Jackson
P.O. Box 25007 (84-57000)
Denver, CO 80225-0007 US
jljackson@usbr.gov
Phone: 3034452712 14-5624-0-1-301 (Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants)) FY 22$0.00; FY 23 est $5,000,000.00; FY 24 est $30,000,000.00; FY 21$0.00; - BIL Funding It is anticipated that $50 million will be allocated in FY 2023 and an additional amount not to exceed $50 million in FY 2024. Not applicable. Fiscal Year 2023 Planning and engineering design efforts for LaPrele Dam.