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The Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (WRDA 1986) is part of Pub. L. 99–662, a series of acts enacted by Congress of the United States on November 17, 1986. [1]WRDA 1986 established cost sharing formulas for the construction of harbors, inland waterway transportation, and flood control projects and established rules therefor.
In accordance with Rule 6. of the Committee on Natural Resources, the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife has the following jurisdiction: [1] All measures and matters concerning water resources planning conducted pursuant to the Water Resources Planning Act, water resource research and development programs, and saline water research and development.
Water Resources Development Act of 2016, WRDA 2016, included as part of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN Act), Pub. L. 114–322 (text) Water Resources Development Act of 2022 , WRDA 2022, included as part of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (NDAA 2023).
In the 106th Congress, for example, the Committee on Commerce held a field hearing in Bellingham, Washington, on a liquid pipeline explosion in that city, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a field hearing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on a bill to review the ability of the National Laboratories to meet Department of Energy ...
This subcommittee's jurisdiction includes oversight and legislative responsibilities for: United States Bureau of Reclamation irrigation and reclamation projects, including related flood control purposes; federal power marketing administrations, (e.g., Bonneville Power Administration, Southwestern Power Administration, Western Area Power ...
Water project law has had, and continues to have, a significant role in the management of important water resources. For example, agricultural drainage, much of which is now responsible for maintaining a significant infrastructure, results largely from these local districts or other entities. Drainage in the United States occurred in two ...
Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986. to assess the water resources needs of watersheds (currently only river basins and regions) of the United States. to require cost-sharing agreements for environmental protection and restoration, navigation, storm damage or hurricane protection, shoreline erosion, or recreation projects under such Act (currently, only for flood control or ...
The Water Resources Development Act of 2007 or WRDA 2007 (Pub. L. 110–114 (text), formerly H.R. 1495) is a United States law that reauthorized the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), and authorized flood control, navigation, and environmental projects and studies by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. [1]