Water Resources Development Act of 2007

Water Resources Development Act of 2007
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleAn act to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes.
Enacted bythe 110th United States Congress
Citations
Public lawPub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 110–114 (text) (PDF)
Statutes at Large121 Stat. 1041
Codification
Titles amendedTitle 33
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the House as H.R.1495 by Jim Oberstar (D–MN) on March 13, 2007
  • Passed the House on April 19, 2007 (394-25)
  • Passed the Senate on May 16, 2007 (91-4)
  • Reported by the joint conference committee on July 31, 2007; agreed to by the House on August 1, 2007 (381-40) and by the Senate on 81-12 (September 24, 2007)
  • Vetoed by President George W. Bush on November 2, 2007
  • Overridden by the House on November 6, 2007 (361-54)
  • Overridden by the Senate and became law on November 8, 2007 (79-14)

The Water Resources Development Act of 2007 or WRDA 2007 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 110–114 (text) (PDF), formerly H.R. 1495) is a United States law that reauthorized the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), and authorized flood control, navigation, and environmental projects and studies by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.[1] However, the law does not appropriate funds for those projects and programs.[2] It was passed by the 110th United States Congress on November 8, 2007 over President George W. Bush's veto.

  1. ^ H.R.1495 - Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-114) on Congress.gov (Library of Congress)
  2. ^ Stout, David (8 November 2007). "In First Bush Veto Override, Senate Enacts Water Bill". The New York Times.