Required dam safety communications between FERC and States

(a) In general The Commission, acting through the Director of the Office of Energy Projects, shall notify each State within which a project is located when— (1) the Commission issues a finding, following a dam safety inspection, that requires the licensee for such project to take actions to repair the dam and other project works that are the subject of such finding; (2) after a period of 5 years starting on the date a finding under paragraph (1) is issued, the licensee has failed to take actions to repair the dam and other project works; and (3) the Commission initiates a non-compliance proceeding or otherwise takes steps to revoke a license due to the failure of a licensee to take actions to repair a dam and other project works. (b) Notice upon revocation, surrender, or implied surrender of a license If the Commission issues an order to revoke a license or approve the surrender or implied surrender of a license under the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 792 et seq.), the Commission shall consult with the State within which the project that relates to such license is located to provide to such State— (1) all records pertaining to the structure and operation of the applicable dam and other project works, including, as applicable, any dam safety inspection reports by independent consultants, specifications for required repairs or maintenance of such dam and other project works that have not been completed, and estimates of the costs for such repairs or maintenance; (2) all records documenting the history of maintenance or repair work for the applicable dam and other project works; (3) information on the age of the dam and other project works and the hazard classification of the dam and other project works; (4) the most recent assessment of the condition of the dam and other project works by the Commission; (5) as applicable, the most recent hydrologic information used to determine the potential maximum flood for the dam and other project works; and (6) the results of the most recent risk assessment completed on the dam and other project works. (c) Definition In this section: (1) Commission The term Commission means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. (2) Licensee The term licensee has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796). (3) Project The term project has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796).