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
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
(a) Sense of Congress. It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) reports required by Congress should be submitted within a reasonable timeframe and according to statutory requirements;
(2) despite the requirement under subsections (a) and (b) of section 1150 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3040) to issue delayed reports required under previous laws, including the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3691), Congress has not yet received numerous statutorily required reports; and
(3) the Secretary should expeditiously submit the outstanding reports and ensure that any reports required under this division or an amendment made by this division are submitted within the statutory deadlines.
(b) Hydropower report. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Environment and Public Works and Appropriations of the Senate and the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Appropriations of the House of Representatives the latest biennial report on expediting hydropower at Corps of Engineers facilities required under section 1008(c) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2321b(c)).
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