Water Resources Development Act

Summary

Title I: Water Resources Development Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to undertake the design stage of specified water resources development projects. Authorizes appropriations to carry out such projects. Directs the Secretary to establish the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. Directs the Secretary to cause surveys to be made at specified locations for flood control, removal of debris, and other allied purposes. Shoreline Erosion Control Demonstration Act - Directs the Secretary to conduct, for a period of five fiscal years, a national shoreline erosion control development and demonstration program. Provides for the establishment of a Shoreline Erosion Advisory Panel. Sets forth the duties of such Panel. Authorizes appropriations of $8,000,000 per year to carry out such provisions. Directs the Secretary to conduct a five-year national stream-bank erosion prevention and control demonstration program. Authorizes appropriations of $25,000,000 to carry out such program. Directs the Secretary of the Army to conduct navigational and flood-control projects on specified public works. Authorizes appropriations to carry out such projects. Provides that the Secretary shall annually submit a list of authorized projects for works of improvement of rivers and harbors, beach erosion, flood control which should no longer be authorized and the reasons for such recommendations. Title II: River Basin Monetary Authorizations - River Basin Monetary Authorization Act - Authorizes specified amounts to be appropriated for the prosecution of development plans of enumerated river basins. States that such sums shall not exceed $764,000,000.

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 11 December 1973

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 11 December 1973

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