Water Resources Development Act

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. 93–251
• Water Resources Development Act of 1976, WRDA 1976, Pub. L. 94–587
• Water Resources Development Act of 1986, WRDA 1986, Pub. L. 99–662 (WRDA86.pdf, via TaxPayer.net)
• Water Resources Development Act of 1988, WRDA 1988, Pub. L. 100–676
• Water Resources Development Act of 1990, WRDA 1990, Pub. L. 101–640
• Water Resources Development Act of 1992, WRDA 1992, Pub. L. 102–580
• Water Resources Development Act of 1996, WRDA 1996, Pub. L. 104–303 (text) (PDF)
• Water Resources Development Act of 1999, WRDA 1999, Pub. L. 106–53 (text) (PDF)
• Water Resources Development Act of 2000, WRDA 2000, Pub. L. 106–541 (text) (PDF)
• Water Resources Development Act of 2007, WRDA 2007, Pub. L. 110–114 (text) (PDF)
• Water Resources Development Act of 2014, WRDA 2014, Pub. L. 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. 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).