119-s2753

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2753 Introduced in Senate

    (IS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2753

 To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to authorize 
 certain extraordinary operation and maintenance work for urban canals 
 of concern.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 September 10, 2025

Mr. Risch (for himself and Mr. Merkley) introduced the following bill; 
 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
 Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to authorize 
 certain extraordinary operation and maintenance work for urban canals 
 of concern.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Urban Canal Modernization Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTRAORDINARY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE WORK PERFORMED BY THE 
 SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-

Section 9601 of the Omnibus Public Land 
Management Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 510) is amended--

    (1) by redesignating paragraphs

    (1) ,

    (2) ,

    (3) ,

    (4) ,

    (5) ,

    (6) , and

    (7) as paragraphs

    (2) ,

    (3) ,

    (4) ,

    (5) ,

    (6) ,

    (7) , and

    (1) , respectively, and moving the paragraphs so as to appear in 
 numerical order;

    (2) in paragraph

    (3) (as so redesignated), by striking ``et 
 seq.)'' and inserting ``et seq.))'';

    (3) in paragraph

    (4) (as so redesignated), by striking 
 ``mean'' and inserting ``means''; and

    (4) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (8) Urban canal of concern.--The term `urban canal of 
 concern' means a transferred works or segment of a transferred 
 works that is a canal reach--
 ``
        (A) the failure of which would result in an 
 estimated at-risk population of more than 100 
 individuals, as determined by the Secretary, pursuant 
 to the guidelines and criteria developed under 

section 9602

    (a) ; and
 ``
        (B) that is determined by the Secretary to be 
 classified as an urban canal reach.''.

    (b) Extraordinary Operation and Maintenance Work on Urban Canals of 
Concern.--

Section 9603 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 
2009 (43 U.S.C. 510b) is amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (a) --
        (A) by striking ``

    (a) '' and all that follows 
 through ``The Secretary'' and inserting the following:
 ``

    (a) Authorization.--
 ``

    (1) Project facilities.--The Secretary''; and
        (B) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (2) Urban canals of concern.--The Secretary or the 
 transferred works operating entity may carry out, in accordance 
 with subsection

    (b) , any extraordinary operation and 
 maintenance work on an urban canal of concern that the 
 Secretary determines to be necessary pursuant to the guidelines 
 and criteria set forth in 

section 9602

    (a) .'';

    (2) in subsection

    (b) --
        (A) by redesignating paragraph

    (3) as paragraph

    (4) ; and
        (B) by inserting after paragraph

    (2) the following:
 ``

    (3) Urban canals of concern.--Except in the case of 
 emergency extraordinary operation and maintenance work carried 
 out under subsection
            (c) , of the total costs of extraordinary 
 operation and maintenance work on an urban canal of concern 
 conducted under subsection

    (a)

    (2) --
 ``
        (A) 35 percent shall be provided by the Secretary 
 on a nonreimbursable basis; and
 ``
        (B) the remaining amounts shall be advanced by 
 the Secretary in accordance with paragraph

    (2) , to be 
 repaid by the transferred works operating entity in 
 accordance with that paragraph.''; and

    (3) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (e) Reimbursable Funds.--Any reimbursable funds provided under 
this section shall be considered to be a non-Federal source of funds 
for purposes of any cost-sharing requirement for a Federal grant.''.
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