Water Resources Development Act
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Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), is a reference to public laws enacted by Congress to deal with various aspects of water resources: environmental, structural, navigational, flood protection, hydrology, etc.
Typically, the United States Army Corps of Engineers administers the bulk of the Act's requirements.
There have been a series of WRDAs:
- Water Resources Development Act of 1974, WRDA 1974, {{USPL|93|251}}
- Water Resources Development Act of 1976, WRDA 1976, {{USPL|94|587}}
- Water Resources Development Act of 1986, WRDA 1986, {{USPL|99|662}} ([http://www.taxpayer.net/corpswatch/PDF/WRDA86.pdf WRDA86.pdf], via TaxPayer.net)
- Water Resources Development Act of 1988, WRDA 1988, {{USPL|100|676}}
- Water Resources Development Act of 1990, WRDA 1990, {{USPL|101|640}}
- Water Resources Development Act of 1992, WRDA 1992, {{USPL|102|580}}
- Water Resources Development Act of 1996, WRDA 1996, {{USPL|104|303}}
- Water Resources Development Act of 1999, WRDA 1999, {{USPL|106|53}}
- Water Resources Development Act of 2000, WRDA 2000, {{USPL|106|541}}
- Water Resources Development Act of 2007, WRDA 2007, {{USPL|110|114}}
- Water Resources Development Act of 2014, WRDA 2014, {{USPL|113|121}}
- Water Resources Development Act of 2016, WRDA 2016, included as part of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN Act), {{USPL|114|322}}
- 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).
Related acts
- River and Harbor Act of 1938, {{USPL|75|685}}, June 20, 1938
- Flood Control Act of 1938, {{USPL|75|761}}, June 28, 1938
- River and Harbor Act of 1940, {{USPL|76|868}}, October 17, 1940
- Flood Control Act of 1941, {{USPL|77|228}}, August 18, 1941
- Flood Control Act of 1944, {{USPL|78|534}}, December 22, 1944
- River and Harbor Act of 1945, {{USPL|79|14}}, March 2, 1945
- River and Harbor Act of 1946, {{USPL|79|525}}, July 24, 1946
- Flood Control Act of 1946, {{USPL|79|526}}, July 24, 1946
- River and Harbor Act of 1948, {{USPL|80|858}}, June 30, 1948 (Flood Control Act of 1948)
- River and Harbor Act of 1950, {{USPL|81|516}}, May 17, 1950 (Flood Control Act of 1950)
- River and Harbor Act of 1954, {{USPL|83|780}}, September 3, 1954 (Flood Control Act of 1954)
- River and Harbor Act of 1958, {{USPL|85|500}}, July 3, 1958 (Flood Control Act of 1958)
- River and Harbor Act of 1960, {{USPL|86|645}}, July 14, 1960 (Flood Control Act of 1960)
- River and Harbor Act of 1962, {{USPL|87|874}}, October 23, 1962 (Flood Control Act of 1962)
- River and Harbor Act of 1965, {{USPL|89|298}}, October 27, 1965 (Flood Control Act of 1965)
- River and Harbor Act of 1966, {{USPL|89|789}}, November 7, 1966 (Flood Control Act of 1966)
- River and Harbor Act of 1968 (Flood Control Act of 1968)
- River and Harbor Act of 1970, {{USPL|91|611}}, December 31, 1970 (Flood Control Act of 1970)
- Flood Control Act of 1972, {{USPL|93|251}}, March 7, 1974