33 U.S.C. § 467 : US Code - Section 467: Definitions

Search 33 U.S.C. § 467 : US Code - Section 467: Definitions

In this subchapter, the following definitions apply:
(1) Board
The term "Board" means a National Dam Safety Review Board
established under section 467f(f) of this title.
(2) Dam
The term "dam" -
(A) means any artificial barrier that has the ability to
impound water, wastewater, or any liquid-borne material, for
the purpose of storage or control of water, that -
(i) is 25 feet or more in height from -
(I) the natural bed of the stream channel or watercourse
measured at the downstream toe of the barrier; or
(II) if the barrier is not across a stream channel or
watercourse, from the lowest elevation of the outside limit
of the barrier;
to the maximum water storage elevation; or
(ii) has an impounding capacity for maximum storage
elevation of 50 acre-feet or more; but
(B) does not include -
(i) a levee; or
(ii) a barrier described in subparagraph (A) that -
(I) is 6 feet or less in height regardless of storage
capacity; or
(II) has a storage capacity at the maximum water storage
elevation that is 15 acre-feet or less regardless of
height;
unless the barrier, because of the location of the barrier or
another physical characteristic of the barrier, is likely to
pose a significant threat to human life or property if the
barrier fails (as determined by the Director).
(3) Director
The term "Director" means the Director of FEMA.
(4) Federal agency
The term "Federal agency" means a Federal agency that designs,
finances, constructs, owns, operates, maintains, or regulates the
construction, operation, or maintenance of a dam.
(5) Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety
The term "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.
(6) FEMA
The term "FEMA" means the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
(7) Hazard reduction
The term "hazard reduction" means the reduction in the
potential consequences to life and property of dam failure.
(8) ICODS
The term "ICODS" means the Interagency Committee on Dam Safety
established by section 467e of this title.
(9) Program
The term "Program" means the national dam safety program
established under section 467f of this title.
(10) State
The term "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.
(11) State dam safety agency
The term "State dam safety agency" means a State agency that
has regulatory authority over the safety of non-Federal dams.
(12) State dam safety program
The term "State dam safety program" means a State dam safety
program approved and assisted under section 467f(e) of this
title.
(13) United States
The term "United States", when used in a geographical sense,
means all of the States.