S. 4949
Water Resources Development Act of 2026
Sponsor: Shelley Moore Capito
4 cosponsors
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A Water resources development
I General provisions
II Studies and Reports
III Deauthorizations and Modifications
(a) In general. Section 104 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 610) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii), by striking 2029 and inserting 2031;
(2) in subsection (e)—
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, and indenting appropriately;
(B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as redesignated), by striking In carrying out and inserting the following:
(1) In general. In carrying out
; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
(2) Cost-share. The Federal share of the cost of carrying out an activity under paragraph (1) shall be 65 percent.
; and
(3) in subsection (g)(2)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting the Wood–Pawcatuck River Basin, the Narragansett Bay and South Coastal Drainage Basins, after the Ohio River Basin,; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum), after verticillata),.
(b) Aquatic invasive plant management and prevention in lakes in Ohio. The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable and consistent with existing authorities, use all relevant authorities to support the management and prevention of the spread of aquatic invasive plants, including hydrilla and Eurasian watermilfoil, in the Lake Erie Drainage Basin and the Ohio River Basin in the State of Ohio.
IV Water resources infrastructure
B Drinking water and wastewater infrastructure
I Drinking water
II Clean water
III Geographic programs
IV Other matters
A Water resources development
I General provisions
II Studies and Reports
III Deauthorizations and Modifications
IV Water resources infrastructure
B Drinking water and wastewater infrastructure
I Drinking water
II Clean water
III Geographic programs
IV Other matters