H.R. 6279

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6279 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6279

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

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 21, 2025

Mr. Simpson (for himself, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Newhouse, and Mr. Gray) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources

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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;
(2) by arranging the redesignated paragraphs in numerical 
order;
(3) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by striking ``et 
seq.)'' and inserting ``et seq.))'';
(4) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by striking 
``mean'' and inserting ``means''; and
(5) 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--
``(A) that is--
``(i) a canal reach, the failure of which 
would result in--
``(I) an estimated at-risk 
population of more than 100 
individuals; or
``(II) an estimated property damage 
of more than $5,000,000; or
``(ii) a canal reach determined by the 
responsible Bureau of Reclamation regional or 
area office to be classified as an urban canal 
reach; and
``(B) with respect to which the Secretary 
determines, pursuant to the guidelines and criteria 
developed under section 9602(a), that if a failure were 
to occur, the failure would result in loss of life and 
property in the vicinity of the failed transferred 
works or segment of transferred works.''.
(b) Extraordinary Maintenance and Operation Work on Urban Canal of 
Concerns.--Section 9603 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 
2009 (43 U.S.C. 510b) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Extraordinary Operation and Maintenance Work on Urban Canals 
of Concern.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary or the transferred works 
operating entity shall carry out any extraordinary operation 
and maintenance work on an urban canal of concern that the 
transferred works operating entity, with the concurrence of the 
Secretary, determines to be necessary.
``(2) Funding.--In the case of extraordinary operation and 
maintenance work on an urban canal of concern authorized under 
paragraph (1), or if the Secretary determines that a project 
facility inspected and maintained pursuant to the guidelines 
and criteria set forth in section 9602(a) requires 
extraordinary operation and maintenance work pursuant to 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide Federal funds on a 
nonreimbursable basis sufficient to cover 35 percent of the 
portion of total cost of the extraordinary operation and 
maintenance work allocable to the transferred works operating 
entity that is needed to carry out the extraordinary operation 
and maintenance work on the urban canal of concern, with the 
remaining share of any additional Federal funds advanced by the 
Secretary for the extraordinary operation and maintenance work 
to be repaid under subsection (b).
``(f) 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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