- Administrator
means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
- Board
means a National Dam Safety Review Board established under section 467f(f) of this title.
- continuing authority program
means 1 of the following authorities:
- covered vessel
means a vessel—
- debris
includes any abandoned or dilapidated structure or any sunken vessel or other object that can reasonably be expected to collapse or otherwise enter the navigable waters of the United States as drift within a reasonable period.
- drift
includes any buoyant material that, when floating in the navigable waters of the United States, may cause damage to a commercial or recreational vessel;
- eligible high hazard potential dam
means a non-Federal dam that—
- erosion control program
means the national shoreline erosion control development and demonstration program established under this section.
- Federal agency
means a Federal agency that designs, finances, constructs, owns, operates, maintains, or regulates the construction, operation, or maintenance of a dam.
- Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety
means the FEMA publication, numbered 93 and dated June 1979, that defines management practices for dam safety at all Federal agencies.
- FEMA
means the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
- Great Lake
means Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron (including Lake St.
- Great Lakes and Connecting Channels
includes Lakes Superior, Huron, Michigan, Erie, and Ontario, all connecting waters between and among such lakes used for commercial navigation, any navigation features in such lakes or waters that are a Federal operation or maintenance responsibility, and areas of the Saint Lawrence River that are operated or maintained by the Federal Government for commercial navigation.
- harbor of Baltimore
means the tidal waters of the harbor of Baltimore and its adjacent and tributary waters, and so much of Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries as lies within the State of Maryland.
- harbor of Hampton Roads
means the tidal waters of the harbors of Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton Roads, and their adjacent and tributary waters, so much of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries as lies within the State of Virginia, and so much of the Atlantic Ocean and its tributaries as lies within the jurisdiction of the United States within or to the east of the State of Virginia.
- harbor of New York
means the tidal waters of the harbor of New York, its adjacent and tributary waters, and those of Long Island Sound.
- hazard reduction
means the reduction in the potential consequences to life and property of dam failure.
- ICODS
means the Interagency Committee on Dam Safety established by section 467e of this title.
- low-head dam
means a river-wide artificial barrier that generally spans a stream channel, blocking the waterway and creating a backup of water behind the barrier, with a drop off over the wall of not less than 6 inches and not more than 25 feet.
- Program
means the national dam safety program established under section 467f of this title.
- rehabilitation
means the repair, replacement, reconstruction, or removal of a dam that is carried out to meet applicable State dam safety and security standards.
- Secretary
means the Secretary of the Army.
- section 14 application
means an application submitted by an applicant to the Secretary requesting permission for the temporary occupation or use of a public work, or the alteration or permanent occupation or use of a public work, under section 14 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (commonly known as the “Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899”) (33 U.S.C. 408).
- separable element
has the meaning provided by section 2213(f) of this title.
- shore
includes each shoreline of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Gulf of Mexico, the Great Lakes, and lakes, estuaries, and bays directly connected therewith.
- shore protection project
includes a project for beach nourishment, including the replacement of sand.
- shores
includes the shore lines of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Gulf of Mexico, the Great Lakes, Lake Champlain, and estuaries and bays directly connected therewith.
- State
means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
- State dam safety agency
means a State agency that has regulatory authority over the safety of non-Federal dams.
- State dam safety program
means a State dam safety program approved and assisted under section 467f(e) of this title.
- underserved community
means a community with a population of less than 50,000 that has a median household income of less than 80 percent of the statewide median household income.