Water Resources Development Act Explained
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,
- Water Resources Development Act of 1976, WRDA 1976,
- Water Resources Development Act of 1986, WRDA 1986, (WRDA86.pdf, via TaxPayer.net)
- Water Resources Development Act of 1988, WRDA 1988,
- Water Resources Development Act of 1990, WRDA 1990,
- Water Resources Development Act of 1992, WRDA 1992,
- Water Resources Development Act of 1996, WRDA 1996,
- Water Resources Development Act of 1999, WRDA 1999,
- Water Resources Development Act of 2000, WRDA 2000,
- Water Resources Development Act of 2007, WRDA 2007,
- Water Resources Development Act of 2014, WRDA 2014,
- Water Resources Development Act of 2016, WRDA 2016, included as part of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN Act),
- 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,, June 20, 1938
- Flood Control Act of 1938,, June 28, 1938
- River and Harbor Act of 1940,, October 17, 1940
- Flood Control Act of 1941,, August 18, 1941
- Flood Control Act of 1944,, December 22, 1944
- River and Harbor Act of 1945,, March 2, 1945
- River and Harbor Act of 1946,, July 24, 1946
- Flood Control Act of 1946,, July 24, 1946
- River and Harbor Act of 1948,, June 30, 1948 (Flood Control Act of 1948)
- River and Harbor Act of 1950,, May 17, 1950 (Flood Control Act of 1950)
- River and Harbor Act of 1954,, September 3, 1954 (Flood Control Act of 1954)
- River and Harbor Act of 1958,, July 3, 1958 (Flood Control Act of 1958)
- River and Harbor Act of 1960,, July 14, 1960 (Flood Control Act of 1960)
- River and Harbor Act of 1962,, October 23, 1962 (Flood Control Act of 1962)
- River and Harbor Act of 1965,, October 27, 1965 (Flood Control Act of 1965)
- River and Harbor Act of 1966,, 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,, December 31, 1970 (Flood Control Act of 1970)
- Flood Control Act of 1972,, March 7, 1974
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