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 503 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 610 note; Public Law 116–260) is amended—
(1) in the section heading, by striking pilot;
(2) by striking pilot each place it appears in each of subsections (a), (b), and (c);
(3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e);
(4) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
(d) Prioritization. To the maximum extent practicable, in carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall prioritize the identification and development of strategies to control noxious weeds on Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary in the Upper Missouri River Basin.
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(5) in subsection (e) (as redesignated) by inserting (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2026) after pilot program.
(b) Clerical amendment. The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2617) is amended by striking the item relating to section 503 and inserting the following:
Sec. 503. Terrestrial noxious weed control program.
IV Water resources infrastructure
B Drinking water and wastewater infrastructure
I Drinking water
II Clean water
III Geographic programs
IV Other matters