Supplemental Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub.L. 117-58)

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Resources Management Construction overview and program description This program provides management, oversight, and engineering technical assistance to the irrigation projects under IA's jurisdiction. The program addresses deferred maintenance needs at 17 congressionally authorized irrigation projects. These 17 irrigation projects are located on Indian reservations across the Rocky Mountain, Northwest, Southwest, Navajo and Western Regions. IA also has irrigation systems in its inventory which are non-revenue-generating that are mainly used for subsistence gardening. Indian irrigation projects provide water vital to agricultural production in the western United States. Serving over 25,000 customers in 10 western States, irrigation projects provide irrigation water to over 800,000 acres through over 52,000 structures and 6,000 miles of canals and drains. The IA owns, operates, and maintains the projects, providing the manpower, materials, and equipment to operate and The current water users on IA projects include the Tribes, individual Indian landowners, non-Indian landowners, and Indian and non-Indian lessees of Indian lands. The mix of fee and trust lands, along with the delivery of Indian and non-Indian water rights to both Indian and non-Indian customers, makes IA irrigation different from most other irrigation projects. The funds support the following: Navajo Indian Irrigation Project: This program funds construction and deferred maintenance rehabilitation of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project (NIIP). All work is accomplished by IA staff through a reimbursable agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation or a Pub.L. 93-638 contract with the Navajo Nation. The construction of the NIIP is authorized under Pub.L. 87-483, as amended (Pub.L. 111-11), for the purposes of delivering water for the irrigation of irrigable and arable lands. The legislation authorized the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the NIIP for the principal purpose of furnishing irrigation water for up to 110,630 acres of land. The NIIP design is comprised of 11 blocks; with each block delivering water to approximately 10,000 acres. Construction of the project began in 1964. Currently, the irrigation delivery system can deliver water to approximately 80,488 acres, through eight completed blocks and a portion of block 9. Irrigation Projects-Rehabilitation: The irrigation rehabilitation program addresses critical deferred maintenance, construction work and emergency failures on IA owned and operated irrigation facilities, with an emphasis placed on infrastructure rehabilitation that addresses health and safety concerns for IA employees and the public. Projects are prioritized in accordance with the Department and IA Asset Management Plan, the rehabilitation priority index (RPI), FCI, Asset Priority Index (API), and considers the risk associated with the loss of water delivery to all or a portion of the irrigation facility. Modernization Study results are incorporated into all rehabilitation projects to improve resource utilization and water delivery service as most facilities are reaching 100 years old. This subactivity provides oversight and technical support to the 17 irrigation and three power projects at both Regional and project levels to ensure Federal assets are protected and in compliance with laws and regulations. The program also ensures projects are operated and maintained in an efficient manner, while providing good customer service. Support and assistance include asset management, budgeting, technical assistance, operations and maintenance billing and collection activities, program oversight and reviews, and a variety of other technical support functions. This account funds the IA Irrigation and Power staff within Central and Regional irrigation engineering positions. This program provides the planning and technical support activities for Irrigation Resources Management Construction and develops information required for rehabilitation and maintenance efforts for the irrigation projects owned, operated, and maintained by IA. The program 1) conducts modernization studies on irrigation projects to assist in prioritization of deferred maintenance project activities; 2) performs comprehensive condition assessments on power utilities and irrigation projects to meet the Department and IA Asset Management responsibilities; 3) implements project financial sustainability studies to assist Tribal efforts to improve and promote local and regional agricultural economies; 4) maintains project inventories and data, including the development of map data books and decision support systems specific to the Irrigation and Power Projects; 5) undertakes irrigated land classification studies, mapping, and other technical activities, in direct support of developing critical information used to manage irrigation projects and systems; and 6) updates construction cost estimates for the asset management database that provides deferred maintenance estimates. There are approximately 200 hydroelectric and other facilities currently on, or affecting, Indian lands and resources. This program partners with affected Indian Tribes to implement Secretarial authorities under Part I of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 739a-825r) to improve Tribal capacity to conduct research and participate in governmental efforts affecting or potentially affecting important Indian resources. Actions under this program generally include: 1) identification of non-Federal hydroelectric resources) and/or other resources important to Indian Tribes; 2) development and implementation of studies to address potential effects of existing or proposed hydroelectric projects on fish and wildlife, water supply, cultural resources, and Tribal economies; 3) development of settlement agreements, license recommendations, terms and conditions, and amendments to address project effects on Indian resources; and 4) long-term implementation of settlement agreements and other measures necessary to protect Tribal interests. Program activities also cover Trial-Type Hearings and Alternatives Analyses pursuant to the The Indian Dams Safety Act of 1994 (Pub.L. 103-302) established that IA is responsible for all dams on Indian lands. The Safety of Dams (SOD) inventory currently includes 141 high hazard potential dams on 42 Indian reservations. Additionally, through responses to inventory request letters the program sent to Indian Tribes as required by the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act of 2016, there are over 1,000 unclassified, potentially hazardous dams. It is expected that some of these dams may become The SOD program is responsible for the safety of all high and significant-hazard potential dams on Tribal lands. These dams form a significant part of water resources and trust assets for Indian reservations. The SOD program conducts yearly workshops to educate Tribal community leaders and members about potential dam safety risks and demonstrate how floodplain management measures can and will be helpful The primary emphasis of the SOD program is to protect downstream residents from undue risks associated with the dams. This requires identifying dams that pose unacceptable risks and utilizing a risk- informed decision process to prioritize risk reduction actions. These actions include correcting identified safety deficiencies to mitigate hazards in accordance with the Indian Dams Safety Act of 1994 and the Department's SOD program, Secretarial Order No. 3048. The program is developing emergency action plans and early warning systems on all of its high and significant hazard dams, performing maintenance, enhancing security, and rehabilitating dams in poor condition. Dams under the jurisdiction of IA have more than 100,000 people living below these dams with hundreds of millions of dollars in assets.

Extracted from Bureau of Indian Affairs, p. 105. Verbatim; nothing here is paraphrased.

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