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

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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,
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Water Resources Development Act of 1988 Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (WRDA 1988), , is a public law passed by Congress on November 17, 1988 concerning water resources in the United States in the areas of flood control, navigation, dredging, environment, recreation, water s ...

, WRDA 1988, * Water Resources Development Act of 1990, WRDA 1990, * Water Resources Development Act of 1992, WRDA 1992, *

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. Title I: Wa ...

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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. Title I: Water Resources ...

, WRDA 1999, * Water Resources Development Act of 2000, WRDA 2000, *

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 ...

, 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),

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 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 ...

, , 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 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 la ...

) * 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 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 1954 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 hydrol ...

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River and Harbor Act of 1958 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 ...

, , July 3, 1958 (

Flood Control Act of 1958 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 hydrol ...

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River and Harbor Act of 1960 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 ...

, , July 14, 1960 ( Flood Control Act of 1960) * 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 hydrol ...

) * 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 ...

) * 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 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 hydrol ...

) * 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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