H.R. 9497
Water Resources Development Act of 2026
Summary:
• The Water Resources Development Act of 2026 authorizes improvements to U.S. rivers and harbors, establishes new program offices within the Army Corps of Engineers' Directorate of Civil Works, and authorizes numerous specific water resources projects across multiple states
• The bill creates new administrative structures including offices for Inland Navigation Construction Management, Water Supply and Drought Resiliency, Technical Assistance and Community Outreach, and Alternative Delivery Methods, each required to be established within 180 days
• The bill addresses dam safety, levee oversight, dredging coordination, flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and navigation projects, while also modifying, deauthorizing, or reauthorizing numerous existing projects
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• The bill creates new administrative structures including offices for Inland Navigation Construction Management, Water Supply and Drought Resiliency, Technical Assistance and Community Outreach, and Alternative Delivery Methods, each required to be established within 180 days
• The bill addresses dam safety, levee oversight, dredging coordination, flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and navigation projects, while also modifying, deauthorizing, or reauthorizing numerous existing projects
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