"WRDA" redirects here. For the radio station formerly known as WRDA, see
WBZY.
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 United States Army Corps of Engineers administers the bulk of the Act's requirements.
There have been a series of WRDAs:
- Water Resources Development Act of 1974, WRDA 1974, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 93–251
- Water Resources Development Act of 1976, WRDA 1976, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 94–587
- Water Resources Development Act of 1986, WRDA 1986, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 99–662 (WRDA86.pdf, via TaxPayer.net)
- Water Resources Development Act of 1988, WRDA 1988, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 100–676
- Water Resources Development Act of 1990, WRDA 1990, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–640
- Water Resources Development Act of 1992, WRDA 1992, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–580
- Water Resources Development Act of 1996, WRDA 1996, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 104–303 (text) (PDF)
- Water Resources Development Act of 1999, WRDA 1999, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 106–53 (text) (PDF)
- Water Resources Development Act of 2000, WRDA 2000, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 106–541 (text) (PDF)
- Water Resources Development Act of 2007, WRDA 2007, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 110–114 (text) (PDF)
- Water Resources Development Act of 2014, WRDA 2014, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 113–121 (text) (PDF)
- Water Resources Development Act of 2016, WRDA 2016, included as part of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN Act), Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 114–322 (text) (PDF)
- Water Resources Development Act of 2022, WRDA 2022, included as part of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (NDAA 2023).