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
administers the bulk of the Act's requirements.
There have been a series of WRDAs:
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Water Resources Development Act of 1974 The Water Resource Development Act of 1974, is part of enacted on March 7, 1974, enacted by Congress, which also included the Streambank Erosion Control Evaluation and Demonstration Act and the River Basin Monetary Authorization Act.
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Water Resources Development Act of 1976 Water Resources Development Act of 1976, (WRDA 1976), is a public law enacted on October 22, 1976, by the Congress of the United States of America concerning various water resources and projects.
Project design and study
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Water Resources Development Act of 1986 The Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (WRDA 1986) is part of {{USPL, 99, 662, a series of acts enacted by Congress of the United States on November 17, 1986.
WRDA 1986 established cost sharing formulas for the construction of harbors, inland ...
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Water Resources Development Act of 1988, WRDA 1988,
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Water Resources Development Act of 1990, WRDA 1990,
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Water Resources Development Act of 1992, WRDA 1992,
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Water Resources Development Act of 1996
The Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (WRDA 1996) is part of , was enacted by Congress of the United States on October 12, 1996. Most of the provisions of WRDA 1996 are administered by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
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Water Resources Development Act of 1999 The Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (WRDA 1999), , was enacted by Congress of the United States on August 17, 1999. Most of the provisions of WRDA 1999 are administered by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
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Water Resources Development Act of 2000, WRDA 2000,
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Water Resources Development Act of 2007
The Water Resources Development Act of 2007 or WRDA 2007 (, formerly ) 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 Unit ...
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Water Resources Development Act of 2014, WRDA 2014,
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Water Resources Development Act of 2016, WRDA 2016, included as part of the
Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN Act),
Related acts
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River and Harbor Act of 1938
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
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Flood Control Act of 1938
The Flood Control Act of 1938 was an Act of the United States Congress signed into law by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt that authorized civil engineering projects such as dams, levees, dikes, and other flood control measures through the Un ...
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River and Harbor Act of 1940
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
, , October 17, 1940
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Flood Control Act of 1941 The Flood Control Act of 1941 was an Act of the United States Congress signed into law by US President Franklin Roosevelt that authorized civil engineering projects such as dams, levees, dikes, and other flood control measures through the United ...
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Flood Control Act of 1944
The Pick-Sloan Flood Control Act of 1944 (P.L. 78–534), enacted in the 2nd session of the 78th Congress, is U.S. legislation that authorized the construction of numerous dams and modifications to previously existing dams, as well as levees acros ...
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River and Harbor Act of 1945, , March 2, 1945
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River and Harbor Act of 1946, , July 24, 1946
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Flood Control Act of 1946 The Flood Control Act of 1946 was passed by the United States Congress on July 24, 1946; to authorize 123 projects including several dams and hydroelectric power plants like Old Hickory Lock and Dam in Tennessee and the Fort Randall Dam in South Da ...
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River and Harbor Act of 1948, , June 30, 1948 (
Flood Control Act of 1948
The Flood Control Act of 1948 was passed by the United States Congress on June 30, 1948, giving the Chief of Engineers the power to authorize minor flood control projects without having to get Congressional approval. It also authorized several lar ...
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River and Harbor Act of 1950, , May 17, 1950 (
Flood Control Act of 1950
Title II of Public Law 516-81st Congress, which per Section 216 thereof may be cited as The Flood Control Act of 1950, was a law passed by the United States Congress authorizing flood control projects around the country.
The Act was prompted in p ...
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River and Harbor Act of 1954, , September 3, 1954 (
Flood Control Act of 1954)
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River and Harbor Act of 1958, , July 3, 1958 (
Flood Control Act of 1958)
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River and Harbor Act of 1960, , July 14, 1960 (
Flood Control Act of 1960)
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River and Harbor Act of 1962, , October 23, 1962 (
Flood Control Act of 1962
A flood is an overflow of water ( or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are an area of study of the discipline hydrolog ...
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River and Harbor Act of 1965, , October 27, 1965 (
Flood Control Act of 1965
The Flood Control Act of 1965, Title II of , was enacted on October 27, 1965, by the 89th Congress and authorized the United States Army Corps of Engineers to design and construct numerous flood control projects including the Lake Pontchartrain a ...
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River and Harbor Act of 1966
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wat ...
, , November 7, 1966 (
Flood Control Act of 1966
A flood is an overflow of water ( or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are an area of study of the discipline hydrolog ...
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River and Harbor Act of 1968 (
Flood Control Act of 1968)
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River and Harbor Act of 1970, , December 31, 1970 (
Flood Control Act of 1970
A flood is an overflow of water ( or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are an area of study of the discipline hydrolog ...
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Flood Control Act of 1972, , March 7, 1974
See also
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Flood Control Act
In the United States, there are multiple laws known as the Flood Control Act (FCA). Typically, they are enacted to control irrigation because of floods or other natural disasters and are administered by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Th ...
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Rivers and Harbors Act
Rivers and Harbors Act may refer to one of many pieces of legislation and appropriations passed by the United States Congress since the first such legislation in 1824. At that time Congress appropriated $75,000 to improve navigation on the Ohio and ...
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Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of 1954
The United States Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of 1954 () is a United States statute. It has been amended several times.
Under this Act, the Soil Conservation Service at the Department of Agriculture provides planning assistance ...
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