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. The Secretary shall, in coordination with the applicable downstream communities and other Federal agencies and at Federal expense, develop a contingency plan to address the downstream impacts of increased turbidity levels induced by the operations of the Corps of Engineers at Detroit Dam, authorized pursuant to projects for flood control, navigation, and other purposes, Willamette River Basin, Oregon, authorized by section 4 of the Act of June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1222; chapter 795) and modified by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 1178; chapter 771), section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 177, chapter 188), section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 1264; chapter 1264), section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 499), and section 601(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4144), in the event that such operations result in the cessation of downstream water treatment systems.
(b) Emergency supplies of clean water. The contingency plan under subsection (a) may include, and the Secretary may provide, emergency supplies of clean water at Federal expense under section 5(a) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(a)) if operations of the project described in subsection (a) result in the cessation of downstream water treatment systems.
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