Defending our Dams Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2073 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2073 To prohibit the use of Federal funds to allow or study the breach or alteration of the Lower Snake River dams, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 11, 2025 Mr. Newhouse (for himself, Mr. Baumgartner, Mr. Fulcher, and Mr. Bentz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit the use of Federal funds to allow or study the breach or alteration of the Lower Snake River dams, and for other purposes. 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 ``Defending our Dams Act''. SEC. 2. LOWER SNAKE RIVER DAMS. (a) Prohibition on Use of Federal Funds.--No Federal funds may be used to allow, lead to, or study the breach or functional alteration of, including study of power, flood control, or navigation replacement of, or provide dam removal technical assistance for, the Lower Snake River dams. (b) Prohibition on Spillage Operations.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, may not carry out any spillage operations on any of the Lower Snake River dams unless such operations are approved by the Secretary and the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration. (2) Considerations.--In determining whether to approve spillage operations under paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Administrator shall