Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73
§467e Interagency Committee on Dam Safety
Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 9— - PROTECTION OF NAVIGABLE WATERS AND OF HARBOR AND RIVER IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VII— - DAM INSPECTION PROGRAM › § 467e
Summary
An interagency dam safety committee includes one representative from each of ten named agencies and is led by the Administrator. It coordinates and promotes federal programs and guidance so agencies share information and carry out the Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety to protect people and property.
Full Legal Text
Title 33, §467e
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(a)There is established an Interagency Committee on Dam Safety—
(1)comprised of a representative of each of the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Labor, FEMA, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the United States Section of the International Boundary Commission; and
(2)chaired by the Administrator.
(b)ICODS shall encourage the establishment and maintenance of effective Federal programs, policies, and guidelines intended to enhance dam safety for the protection of human life and property through coordination and information exchange among Federal agencies concerning implementation of the Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 467e, Pub. L. 92–367, § 6, Aug. 8, 1972, 86 Stat. 507, directed that existing liabilities and obligations be unaffected, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–303, title II, § 215(c)(2), Oct. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 3685. A prior section 7 of Pub. L. 92–367 was classified to section 467f of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–303.
Amendments
2014—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 113–121 substituted “Administrator” for “Director”. 2002—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–310 substituted “Federal programs” for “Federal and State programs” and “through coordination and information exchange among Federal agencies concerning implementation of the Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety.” for “through— “(1) coordination and information exchange among Federal agencies and State dam safety agencies; and “(2) coordination and information exchange among Federal agencies concerning implementation of the Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety.”
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of all functions, personnel, assets, components, authorities, grant programs, and liabilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of the Under Secretary for Federal Emergency Management relating thereto, to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, see section 315(a)(1) of Title 6, Domestic Security. For
Transfer of Functions
, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see former section 313(1) and section 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
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Citation
33 U.S.C. § 467e
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73