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) In general. Section 566 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3786; 113 Stat. 352; 136 Stat. 3821) is amended—
(1) in the section heading, by striking and Lower Delaware River Basin and inserting , Lower Delaware River Basin, and Upper Delaware River Basin;
(2) in subsection (a), by striking and the Lower Delaware River Basin and inserting , the Lower Delaware River Basin, and the Upper Delaware River Basin;
(3) in subsection (b), by striking and the Lower Delaware River Basin and inserting , the Lower Delaware River Basin, and the Upper Delaware River Basin; and
(4) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the following:
(3) Upper Delaware River Basin. The term Upper Delaware River Basin means the Upper Delaware, Lackawaxen, Lehigh, and Middle Delaware subwatersheds of the Delaware River Basin located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the States of New York and New Jersey.
(b) Clerical amendment. The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3658) is amended by striking the item relating to section 566 and inserting the following:
Sec. 566. Southeastern Pennsylvania, Lower Delaware River Basin, and Upper Delaware River Basin.
IV Water resources infrastructure
B Drinking water and wastewater infrastructure
I Drinking water
II Clean water
III Geographic programs
IV Other matters