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Water resources law (in some jurisdictions, shortened to "water law") is the field of law dealing with the ownership, control, and use of water as a resource. It is most closely related to property law , and is distinct from laws governing water quality .
Water Resources Development Act of 1976, (WRDA 1976), Pub. L. 94–587 is a public law enacted on October 22, 1976, by the Congress of the United States of America concerning various water resources and projects. [1] [2]
The United States inherited the British common law system which develops legal principles through judicial decisions made in the context of disputes between parties. . Statutory and constitutional law forms the framework within which these disputes are resolved, to some extent, but decisional law developed through the resolution of specific disputes is the great engine of w
The Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (WRDA 1999), Pub. L. 106–53 (text), was enacted by Congress of the United States on August 17, 1999. [1] Most of the provisions of WRDA 1999 are administered by the United States Army Corps of Engineers .
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]
Water Conservation Act of 2009; United States groundwater law; Water Quality Act; Water Resources Development Act; Water Resources Development Act of 1986; Water Resources Research Act; Water wars in Florida; Waters of the United States
Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to modify requirements concerning the ability of non-Federal interests to pay under cost-sharing agreements. Directs a review of regulations on ability to pay in light of locally prevailing conditions such as those associated with specified projects; and amends the regulations to the extent necessary to more appropriately account for locally ...