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
III Deauthorizations and Modifications
(a) Assessment
(1) In general. The Secretary shall conduct an assessment of the structure described in paragraph (2) for the purposes of determining ownership and condition of the structure.
(2) Structure described. The structure referred to in paragraph (1) is the approximately 1,850 feet wide and 40 feet deep concrete cutoff wall constructed by the Corps of Engineers between 1874 and 1876 that spans the Mississippi River between the 3rd Avenue Bridge and the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
(3) Treatment. The Secretary shall carry out the assessment under paragraph (1) as a study-like activity for the operation and maintenance of the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam.
(b) Use of geophysical investigations. In carrying out the assessment required under paragraph (1) of subsection (a), the Secretary may rely on the results of geophysical investigations commissioned by the State of Minnesota to evaluate the condition of the structure described in paragraph (2) of that subsection if the Secretary determines that reliance on the geophysical investigations is appropriate and avoids duplication of effort.
(c) Briefing. On completion of the assessment required under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House a briefing on the results of the assessment.
IV Water resources infrastructure
B Drinking water and wastewater infrastructure
I Drinking water
II Clean water
III Geographic programs
IV Other matters