Water Resources Development Act

Summary

Water Resources Development Act - Title I: Water Resources Development - Authorizes the construction, repair, and preservation of specified public works on rivers and harbors for navigation and flood control in: (1) the Middle Atlantic Region; (2) the South Atlantic-Gulf Region; (3) the Ohio Region; (4) the Arkansas-White-Red-Region; (5) the Lower Mississippi River Region; (6) the Texas Gulf Region; and (7) the Columbia-North Pacific Region. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, to undertake a comprehensive review of the use of lands for recreation and fish and wildlife purposes at water resources projects under his jurisdiction. Authorizes to be appropriated not to exceed $750,000, to carry out the purposes of this Act. States that as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act and at least once each year thereafter, the Secretary of the Army shall review and submit to Congress a list of those authorized project for works of improvedment of rivers and harbors and other waterways for navigation, beach erosion, flood control, and other purposes which have been authorized for a period of at least eight years and which he determines, after appropriate review, should not longer be authorized. River Basins Monetary Authorizations Act - Title II: River Basin Monetary Authorizations - Authorizes appropriations for the prosecution of the comprehensive plan of development of each river basin for the projects enumerated under Title I. Provides that the authorizations made under this title shall not exceed $409,200,000.

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 29 January 1973

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